Accident Report Detail

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 Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302451703	02/07/2000	1791	0	South 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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