Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201164100 - Employee's Arm Is Amputated by Falling Beam

Accident Summary Nr: 201164100 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 07/26/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126058171	07/29/2002	1791	0	Classic Iron Works

Abstract: At approximately 1:10 p.m. on July 26, 2002, Employee #1 was taking measurements on the ground floor of a 2-story, single-family house under construction in Beverly Hills, CA. He was unaware that coworkers were lowering an I-beam column through a roof hole for placement on the ground floor. A choker hitch of nylon webbing held the column in a vertical position while it was lowered. When the webbing made contact with the edge of the roof hole, the beam fell and struck Employee #1's right arm, amputating it. He was hospitalized at Cedar Sinai Medical Center for treatment.

Keywords: BEAM, AMPUTATED, SUSPENDED LOAD, COLUMN, CONSTRUCTION, HOIST, STRUCK BY, ARM, SLING, CHOKER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126058171			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Plumbing-U Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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