Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201501293 - Employee injured due to falling scrap metal

Accident Summary Nr: 201501293 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 06/17/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119674984	06/30/1999	5093	0	Alco Iron & Metal

Abstract: On June 17, 1999, an employee was cutting stainless steel in the yard of a scarp metal dealer. A piece of scrap metal fell onto him, resulting in a fractured collarbone and severe nerve damage to his right hand. He was treated and hospitalized at Eden Hospital-Castro Valley.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COLLARBONE, SCRAP METAL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, HAND, CUTTING AND BURNING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119674984			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Welders and cutters

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