Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201560398 - Employee's ankle fractured by falling lumber

Accident Summary Nr: 201560398 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 04/27/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301169926	04/27/2000	5211	0	Anderson Lumber Co. (Draper)

Abstract: Employee #1 was a new worker at a lumber yard assigned to fill an order from a pick list that included sawing a large, laminated 4 in. by 8 in. by 60 ft long, 462 lb wooden beam to specification. The beam was in a bundle of six such beams that were secured by five metal straps along their entire length, sitting on a metal rack less than 3 ft off the ground. cut the securing metal straps to remove a single beam for cutting. As Employee #1 cut the last strap to remove a single beam, the load shifted off the rack, fell, and struck Employee #1's right ankle, fracturing it. He then fell back on the ground and injured his back and right shoulder.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHOULDER, LOAD SHIFT, BACK, LUMBER, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, ANKLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301169926			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Sales workers, hardware and building supplies

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