Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201311255 - Employee is injured when wall jack stikes leg

Accident Summary Nr: 201311255 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 08/05/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306742941	08/05/2004	1791	238120	Fabcon Incorporated

Abstract: At approximately 7:45 a.m. on August 5, 2004, Employee #1, a worker at a fabrication company, was operating a wall jack. The jack fell and struck Employee #1's right leg. Employee #1 was hospitalized where he was treated for a fractured right leg.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEEL, CONSTRUCTION, STEEL ERECTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, JACK, MECH MALFUNCTION, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	50

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306742941			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	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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