Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201174653 - Employee struck by steel beam

Accident Summary Nr: 201174653 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 12/10/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125716514	12/10/2003	1791	238120	Usa Tank Sales & Erection Co., Inc.

Abstract: At about 8:00 a.m. on December 10, 2003, Employee #1, working as an ironworker for USA Tank Sales & Erection Co, Inc., was erecting a steel storage silo. The accident happened while placing the 300-lbs steel roof support beam structure across the top section of the silo. The beam was placed and bolted into position, the day before by crane. Employee #1 found that the beam was set over the wrong bolt connection while laying the roof panel section. He made the decision to move the beam by hand using pry bars. All the connecting bolts were removed and the end of the beam fell from the top edge of the silo, it struck Employee #1 working below. First aid was provided at the scene by the local fire department paramedics before being transported to U.C Davis Hospital in Sacramento, CA. He was treated for a concussion and severe head and facial lacerations.

Keywords: STEEL BEAM, STEEL, IRON WORKER, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, FACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125716514			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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