Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201178423 - Employee Is Struck by Falling Object and Is Injured

Accident Summary Nr: 201178423 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 08/16/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125833145	08/24/2005	1611	237310	Mcm Construction, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 works for a company that was removing a bridge to rebuild a new bridge in its place. Employee #1 was employed as a pile driver journeyman. Employee #1 was helping cut the old bridge frame into pieces. Employee #1 was working near another employee who was also cutting the bridge frame into pieces. The other employee cut a piece of bridge frame off. This piece of metal struck Employee #1. The piece of metal was estimated to weigh approximately 500 pounds. Employee #1 was hospitalized for head and shoulder injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, STEEL BEAM, SHOULDER, PILE DRIVER, STRUCK BY, BRIDGE, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Demolition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125833145			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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