Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201154994 - Bed falls Employee's foot and causes amptuation and fracture

Accident Summary Nr: 201154994 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 05/14/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125966754	06/15/2001	1794	0	R B M Construction

Abstract: At about 9:30 a.m. on May 14, 2001, Employee #1, a welder, and their yard supervisor were using a loader to remove a 1500-pound dump bed from a dump truck. The supervisor was operating the loader, and Employee #1 and the welder were directing the operation. While the load was being lifted, one of the lifting hooks broke off, and one side of the bed fell onto Employee #1's right foot. Employee #1 was hospitalized with the amputation of two toes and fractures of his other toes.

Keywords: ATTACHMENT HOOK, AMPUTATED, SUSPENDED LOAD, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, TOE, FALLING OBJECT, DUMP TRUCK BED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000		8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125966754			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Welders and cutters

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