Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171011380 - Employee injured when legs crushed by falling steel form

Accident Summary Nr: 171011380 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 12/08/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119889509	01/11/2001	1799	0	Coreslab Structures

Abstract: Employee #1, a crane rigger, was injured when a steel form being readied for a pick toppled over on him. Employee #1 broke both legs below the knee and was hospitalized with fractures.

Keywords: STEEL PLATE, FRACTURE, RIGGING, STRUCK BY, CRANE OPERATOR, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	10	80

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119889509			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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