Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170733679 - Employee struck in head by snapping cable

Accident Summary Nr: 170733679 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 01/04/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119860914	01/18/1994	1791	0	Spancrete Of California

Abstract: At about 11:45 a.m. on January 4, 1994, Employee #1, of Spancrete of California, was constructing a concrete panel that was reinforced by prestressed 3/8 in. steel cables. The fifth cable from the left snapped while he was working on it with a strand vise and hit him on the left ear and the left side of the head. Employee #1 suffered a concussion, but his hard hat prevented him from serious injury. He was released from Queen of the Valley Hospital the same day. Another employee, also in the vicinity at the time of the accident, participated in inspection during investigations and described the accident in the same fashion as his employer.

Keywords: HEAD, WIRE ROPE, WORK RULES, CONCRETE PANEL, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, FLYING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119860914			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Construction laborers

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