Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170205850 - Employee injured when struck by falling steel column

Accident Summary Nr: 170205850 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 08/05/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300887353	08/05/1999	1791	0	P D M Strocal, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:45 a.m. on August 5, 1999, Employee #1, an iron worker, was on the third level of a building under construction. A tubular steel column was being hoisted to the fourth level, where several coworkers were ready to perform the connecting work. The top of the column was cleared and positioned to its connecting point. The bottom of the column, however, was still being raised when it became caught on a beam. The spotter had called to the tower crane operator to stop when the choker parted and the column fell approximately 10 ft to the third level. It struck Employee #1, pinning him to the deck. He suffered ankle and head injuries, and was transported to San Francisco General Hospital.

Keywords: HEAD, UNSECURED, IRON WORKER, SUSPENDED LOAD, CONSTRUCTION, STEEL ERECTION, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, ANKLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	4	48

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300887353			Hospitalized injury	Dermatitis	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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