Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201405552 - Employee Struck By Steel Structure

Accident Summary Nr: 201405552 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 09/13/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127084630	09/13/2001	1791	0	Whitmore Steel & Supply Inc

Abstract: On September 13, 2001, Employee #1 was lifting structural steel. The load became disconnected from the hook, causing a piece to fall and strike Employee #1, leading to multiple fractures. Employee #1 was hospitalized to treat his fractures.

Keywords: ATTACHMENT HOOK, FRACTURE, STEEL BEAM, STRUCK BY, SLING, CRANE

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127084630			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Lifting operations

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