Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170847990 - Employee's arm fractured by falling sheet metal plate

Accident Summary Nr: 170847990 -- Report ID: 0950652 -- Event Date: 06/15/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125894220	07/22/1998	1611	0	Matich Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was assigned to replace flats on an inclined conveyor. The sheet metal covers on the top of the conveyor had been removed and tied to the handrails of a nearby stairway. Employee #1 was working on the conveyor from below when one 40 in. plate became dislodged and bounced down the stairs. It struck his right arm, fracturing and lacerating it above and below the elbow. He was transported to Redlands Community Hospital, where he underwent surgery to insert pins in the bones of his arm.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, SHEET METAL, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, CONVEYOR, STRUCK BY, ARM, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125894220			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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