Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201056801 - Employee injured by heavy metal hopper panel

Accident Summary Nr: 201056801 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 10/03/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300780186	10/15/2002	3273	327320	Robertson'S Ready Mix

Abstract: On October 3, 2002, employee #1 and two coworkers were constructing a large metal hopper for their employer, a manufacturer of ready mix concrete. The hopper walls measured approximately 16 feet by 13 feet by 3 feet and weighed roughly 650 pounds each. Employee #1 was welding wall panels together when the bracing failed and one of the panels fell on him, pinning his lower right leg to the ground. An accident investigation revealed that the employees were constructing the metal hopper without adequate bracing. Employee #1 sustained multiple dislocations of his right ankle. He was hospitalized for five days and required surgery for his injury.

Keywords: PANEL, COLLAPSE, PINNED, STRUCK BY, BRACING, ANKLE, HOPPER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300780186			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Welders and cutters

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