Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201404902 - Employee's leg fractured by flying sheet pilings

Accident Summary Nr: 201404902 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 03/11/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127083004	03/15/2001	1741	0	Hardman Construction Inc

Abstract: On March 11, 2001, Employee #1 was working within piles of sheet pilings at a site in Brooklyn, NY. A coworker who was operating a loader with forks in the front flipped some sheets at the pile. Employee #1 suffered a fractured leg when he was struck by one of the sheets.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, LOADER, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, LEG

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127083004			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pile driving Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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