Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200621837 - Employee hospitalized after strike in head by falling steel

Accident Summary Nr: 200621837 -- Report ID: 0454714 -- Event Date: 01/14/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305047177	01/15/2002	1622	0	Ray Bell Construction Company Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m., on January 14, 2002, Employee #1, an employee of Ray Bell Construction Company Inc., was on fire watch under the South end of the Gay Street Bridge in Knoxville, TN. Another employee was using a torch, to cut a piece of steel channel. The employee cut partway through the steel channel when a 38-inch-long by 2 inch wide by .5-inch-thick piece, weighing 10.5 pounds fell 60 to70 feet striking Employee #1 in the head. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a fractured skull. Employee #1 was not wearing head protection.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, HARD HAT, STEEL, PPE, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, FALL, STRUCK BY, CUTTING AND BURNING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		125

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305047177			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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