Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201059094 - Employee Fractures Ankle When Struck by Aluminum Frames

Accident Summary Nr: 201059094 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 10/12/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307162941	10/21/2004	1771	238110	Nmn Construction

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on October 12, 2004, Employee #1, a construction worker, was bundling a series of aluminum shoring frames. Each bundle contained 22 frames. As Employee #1 was securing the strap of a bundle, while the frames were in a vertical position, the strap broke. The bundle of frames fell over, with two striking and pinning Employee #1's right ankle. Coworkers came to Employee #1's rescue, freeing his ankle from the frames, and he was taken to Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, CA, where he was hospitalized and treated for a fractured right ankle. The accident investigation revealed that no preventative measures, such as a brace, were put in place in case the bundle tipped over or a strap broke.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SHORING, STRUCK BY, ANKLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307162941			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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