Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201489143 - Employee's Jaw Is Fractured When Struck by Board

Accident Summary Nr: 201489143 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 07/13/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301126314	10/23/2006	1791	238120	Gerhelm, Inc. Dba Delta Steel Erectors

Abstract: Employee #1 was stacking steel pipes on to a pallet with an overhead crane. The employee put a 4-in. by 4-in. board on one stack of pipes and sat the load down. The steel pipes shifted to one side, causing the other side of the 4-in. by 4-in. board to travel upward striking Employee #1 in the jaw. Employee #1 sustained a fractured jaw and a dislocated jaw and was hospitalized for two days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, DISLOCATED, UNSTABLE SURFACE, MECH MAT HANDLING, PALLET, PIPE, STRUCK BY, FACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		Other		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301126314			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Landing Materials (Hoi Fatality Cause: Unloading-loading equipment/material (except by cr

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