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Accident: 171062425 - Employee'S Foot Injured While Bridging

**Accident: 171062425 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 04/30/2002**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
305393613	05/01/2002	1791	Intermountain Steel Erectors

On April 30, 2002, Employee #1 and other coworkers were bridging steel to be placed in the proper locations for welding in place. A malfunction occurred. Employee #1's right foot was injured and he was hospitalized, requiring surgery due to a broken foot.

Keywords: fracture, steel, bridging, bridged material, foot

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	305393613			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Moving Poi FatCause: Collapse of structure

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