Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201631827 - Employee sustained fractured leg when struck by load binder

Accident Summary Nr: 201631827 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 05/11/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304610017	05/22/2001	1794	0	Coffman Excavation Llc

Abstract: On May 11, 2001, Employee #1, a truck driver, was removing the binders from a load of pipe strapped to a flatbed trailer. As he was releasing the handle on a standard lever-type load binder, the binder twisted and snapped open, striking Employee #1 on the lower left leg. The handle of the binder penetrated the leg and fractured the Employee #1's tibia. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, TRAILER TRUCK, LOAD BINDER, PIPE, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, FLATBED TRUCK, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304610017			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Unloading-loading equipment/material (except by cr

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