Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170719538 - Employee breaks ankle as large hand tool breaks

Accident Summary Nr: 170719538 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 09/19/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120069984	09/30/1994	7692	0	Lahr Industrial Welding, Inc.

Abstract: At about 12:00 noon on September 19, 1994, Employee #1 was going to weld a plate to a flange beam. The beam was about 20 feet long by 10 inches high by 6 inches wide, and shaped like an I-beam. Employee #1 was turning the beam using a special tool made out of a 5 foot long round bar with a 5/8 inch thick head. The head had slots to put the beam into in order to turn the beam. This tool had been used many times. As he pulled on the tool to turn the beam, the head of the tool broke and Employee #1 fell backward with his right foot under him, breaking his right ankle. He spent three nights in the hospital and was cited for failing to report the accident. No other citations were issued on the accident.

Keywords: BEAM, FRACTURE, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, HAND TOOL, ANKLE, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120069984			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Welders and cutters

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