Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200670941 - Employee's leg amputated when crushed by falling steel beam

Accident Summary Nr: 200670941 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 12/02/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300496247	12/02/1997	1791	0	Florida Atlantic Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working at ground level while coworkers were on the second level, bolting a steel I-beam into place in a U-section. The section came down and Employee #1 was struck by the steel beam. He sustained extensive injuries to his legs that resulted in the surgical amputation of his left leg.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, STEEL ERECTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LEG

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	2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300496247			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Bolting-Up/Detail Work Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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