Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170896567 - Employee injured when struck in head by falling beam

Accident Summary Nr: 170896567 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 08/18/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120253125	09/16/1997	1542	0	Dannys Construction Company Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on the fourth floor of an elevator shaft when he was struck by a scaffold beam that fell 29 ft from the sixth floor. He suffered injuries to his head, chest, and shoulder.

Keywords: CHEST, HEAD, SHOULDER, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	6	72

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120253125			Hospitalized injury	Other	Structural metal workers	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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