Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170588065 - Employee's foot injured when struck by falling metal plate

Accident Summary Nr: 170588065 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 11/13/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112135496	11/26/1996	7353	0	R J Lalonde Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:40 a.m. on November 13, 1996, Employee #1 was repairing the metal floor of a large scraper/earth mover. The floor was being held up by an overhead crane that was hooked on an eye that had been welded on the metal floor(plate). Employee #1 was welding the metal floor when the eye broke off and the plate fell on his right foot. He suffered multiple broken bones.

Keywords: FRACTURE, REPAIR, SCRAPER, BROKEN WELD, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, WELDING, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, OVERHEAD CRANE, FALLING OBJECT, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112135496			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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