Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200020717 - Employee injured when struck by flying piece of steel

Accident Summary Nr: 200020717 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 04/03/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300029584	04/03/1998	1795	0	Eden Wood Realty Co.

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on April 3, 1998, Employee #1, a laborer, was dragging a large piece of steel to a pile of steel pieces when he was struck by a smaller piece of steel being tossed into the pile by a coworker. Employee #1 suffered minor head injuries and was taken to Morristown (NJ) Memorial Hospital, where he was treated and released. The coworker who threw the steel piece later stated that he hadn't seen Employee #1, that the steel had slipped out of his hand, and that it had been misthrown. Employee #1's hard hat was partially punctured by the flying steel.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Demolition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300029584			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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