Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170829543 - Employee's leg fractured by falling beam

Accident Summary Nr: 170829543 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 11/17/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119594406	11/18/1994	1751	0	Kpk Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On November 17, 1994, Employee #1, a foreman for KPK Construction, was working at a single family home that was under construction in Catonsville, MD. While a 34 foot long steel I-beam was being set on a freestanding concrete wall, the wall collapsed, causing the steel beam to fall and strike Employee #1 on the right leg. He sustained a single fracture to the leg. The company has a written safety program, though there are no specific rules on installation of the I-beams.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEEL BEAM, WALL, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119594406			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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