Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170591259 - Employee's head injured when caught between lift and beam

Accident Summary Nr: 170591259 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 05/11/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125958405	07/26/1995	1791	0	Orange County Erectors

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on May 11, 1995, Employee #1, of Orange County Erectors, was riding on a scissor lift to reach a steel structural bridge member of a large warehouse under construction. He was guiding an acetylene torch hose and was not aware of how close he was to the structural steel roof joist. Employee #1's head and face became caught between the lift guardrail and a sharp edge of the structural steel. He was hospitalized. There were no violations of T8CCR standards and no citations were issued.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, HEAD, STEEL BEAM, GUARDRAIL, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, FACE, AERIAL LIFT, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125958405			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Structural metal workers

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