Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201484490 - Employee suffers broken ankle when beam rolls over his leg

Accident Summary Nr: 201484490 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 07/09/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125750703	11/30/2001	1791	0	Herrick Corporation

Abstract: On July 9, 2001, a steel beam was suspended from a crane and not adequately supported. Employee #1 sustained a broken right ankle when the beam rolled off onto his leg. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: STEEL BEAM, UNSECURED, STRUCK BY, SLING, FALLING OBJECT, ANKLE, CRANE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125750703			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	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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