Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201680782 - Employee injured by falling steel beam

Accident Summary Nr: 201680782 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 03/08/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303700355	03/14/2002	1542	0	Pool Engineering Inc

Abstract: An employee was rigging and lifting an 8-by 8-inch by 14-foot steel beam located on a 40-foot chassis trailer. A forklift was being used to lift the beam off the trailer. The employee signaled the forklift operator to lift the beam, the beam hit a wooden 2-by 4-inch sticker and the lifting chain broke. The beam struck the top of the employee's right foot fracturing it in three places. The employee was hospitalized at Ketchikan General Hospital for his injuries.

Keywords: CHAIN, FRACTURE, STEEL BEAM, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Shoreline development, dam, reservoir		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303700355			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Placing bridge girders and beams Fatality Cause: Unloading-loading equipment/material (except by cr

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