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Accident Summary Nr: 200370807 - Employee injured when struck by falling I-beam

Accident Summary Nr: 200370807 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 01/28/2000
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
30245170302/07/200017910South Carolina Steel Erectors, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working nearby as coworkers used a crane to lift an I-beam into place. They had welded a piece of channel in place to use as a lifting eye, but the weld broke loose and the I-beam fell. It struck Employee #1, knocking him off his work station. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: HOISTING MECHANISM, BROKEN WELD, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, HOIST, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Other building New project or new addition $500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 302451703 Hospitalized injury Fracture Structural metal workers

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