Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170613681 - Employee seriously injured by falling wood panel

Accident Summary Nr: 170613681 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 03/25/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119768208	03/28/1994	1542	0	Erickson Construction Company

Abstract: At about 12:30 p.m. on March 25, 1994, Employee #1, a carpenter, was helping to lift a framed wood wall panel measuring 18 ft by 16 ft 9 in. and weighing about 1,500 lb. The weight of the panel overcame the men lifting it, and Employee #1 could not get clear of the panel when it fell. He was hospitalized for a fractured pelvis and serious internal injuries.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, FRACTURE, CARPENTER, UNSECURED PANEL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, WOOD PANEL, PELVIS, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119768208			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters

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