Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170157994 - Employee injured when duct falls on foot

Accident Summary Nr: 170157994 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 01/30/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120072384	02/06/1995	3444	0	Troy Sheet Metal Works Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, of Troy Sheet Metal Works, Inc., and the leadman went up on a scissor lift and took down an approximately 29 in. by 9 ft 5 in. long, 250 lb piece of duct. During the descent, the duct was supported with two 2 by 4 pieces of wood on top of the guardrails on the scissor lift. On the way down, the piece of wood closest to Employee #1 broke and the duct fell, pinning his left leg. He sustained a fractured heel and ankle, and was hospitalized at Henry Mayo Hospital for five days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, DUCT, UNSECURED, PINNED, FALLING OBJECT, ANKLE, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120072384			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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