Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170111249 - THREE EMPLOYEES INJURED WHEN STRUCK BY BRIDGE CABLE

Accident Summary Nr: 170111249 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 05/16/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109133132	03/14/1996	1629	0	American Marietta Corporation

Abstract: Employees #1 through #3 were injured when a wire bridge cable being lowered from a 100-ft roof struck them.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, WIRE ROPE, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	1	110

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	109133132	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile
2	109133132	Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile
3	109133132	Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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