Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170812952 - Employee's foot crushed when caught between metal beams

Accident Summary Nr: 170812952 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 06/19/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125661561	07/16/1996	1622	0	C C Meyers

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing on an approximately 50 ft long beam, assisting as a crane set I-beams for false work on a bridge. The friction collar or piling bracket around the eight-sided column slipped all the way down the column, a distance of approximately 10 ft. Employee #1 was trying to climb to the top of the beam when he fell and his right foot became caught between the beams and crushed.

Keywords: BRIDGE COLUMN, STEEL BEAM, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, STEEL ERECTION, FALL, BRIDGE, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125661561			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenters

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.