Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200960623 - Employee injured when struck by falling she-bolt

Accident Summary Nr: 200960623 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 01/24/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119592707	01/28/1997	1541	0	Danis Heavy Construction Company

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were installing she-bolts on a concrete form for a processor reactor. The coworkers were working from a 24 ft high gang-form scaffold. Employee #1 was installing the same bolts at the bottom of the scaffold when a 6 ft long she-bolt fell from the scaffold platform and struck Employee #1's shoulder. He sustained torn muscles and ligaments.

Keywords: INSTALLING, SHOULDER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BOLT, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119592707			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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