Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201503216 - Employee Fractures Legs When Struck by Steel Beam

Accident Summary Nr: 201503216 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 08/14/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301133807	08/14/2002	1794	0	John'S Excavating

Abstract: At approximately 9:55 a.m. on August 14, 2002, Employee #1, a laborer, was at an excavation project in Newark, California. He removed the bolts connecting two steel beams. One of the beams swung around and struck his legs. Employee #1 fractured both legs and was transported to Washington Hospital, where he underwent surgery. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEEL BEAM, UNSECURED, IRON WORKER, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301133807			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Other

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