Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201119062 - Employee's ankles fractured when caught by sling cable

Accident Summary Nr: 201119062 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 04/07/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126182625	04/27/2005	1521	236115	Swift Teconics Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:15 p.m. on April 7, 2005, Employee #1, a foreman, was at a construction site for new single-family housing. He was using a backhoe to transport a sling cable that was coiled up in the driver's area. While in transit, the cable uncoiled. On end became caught in the moving tires, while the other end wrapped around Employee #1's ankles. He suffered fractures to both sankles, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WIRE ROPE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, MECH MAT HANDLING, BACKHOE, ANKLE

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126182625			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Other

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