Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200357994 - Worker Injured When Broken Weld Causes Platform to Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 200357994 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 10/03/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313821613	10/12/2009	3479	332812	Denross Contracting U.S. Inc.

Abstract: On October 3, 2009, Employee #1 and several coworkers were working from a platform attached to a press machine. The platform broke at the welded attachment point, causing the workers to fall approximately 17 feet, 5 inches to a concrete floor. Several coworkers working on the level of the concrete floor were also struck by the falling equipment. Employee #1 sustained bruises, contusions, and abrasions, but he was not hospitalized.

Keywords: PLATFORM, BROKEN WELD, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, ABRASION, FALL, FALLING OBJECT, PRESS, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313821613			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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