Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170604599 - Employee's leg fractured when load overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 170604599 -- Report ID: 0950652 -- Event Date: 08/03/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120111661	08/05/1998	1622	0	Obayashi Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1, of Obayashi Construction, was helping to unload stacked shoring towers from a 5 ton truck. As he positioned one load, Employee #1 signaled the loader operator to stop. He then stepped between two loads to pick up a piece of 4 by 4 dunnage. When he signaled the loader to move forward, the load shifted and fell forward. Employee #1's left leg became pinned between the two loads, fracturing his tibia above the ankle.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TIBIA, UNSECURED, PINNED, WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, CONSTRUCTION, MECH MAT HANDLING, OFF LOADING, UNSTABLE LOAD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120111661			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Other

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