Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201042058 - Employee's Leg Is Amputated by Falling Spool

Accident Summary Nr: 201042058 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 11/24/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308214162	11/29/2004	8711	541330	Schwager Davis, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308213776	11/24/2004	7353	238990	Dielco Crane And Rigging Company

Abstract: Employee #1, a job foreman and crane rigger, was loading two steel spools of rubber belts onto a flatbed trailer to be delivered to a construction site. As the load was lifted to the level of the truck bed, two nylon slings broke and the heavy spool fell, striking Employee #1 who was positioned under the load. As a result, his left leg was severed below the knee.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, SPINDLE, MECH MAT HANDLING, LEG, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, SLING, FLATBED TRUCK, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308214162			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported
2	308213776					Occupation not reported

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