Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201703592 - Employee's Ankle Is Struck by Beam and Is Fractured

Accident Summary Nr: 201703592 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 09/22/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315929968	01/17/2013	1791	238120	H & L Corp

Abstract: On September 22, 2012, Employee #1 was walking between two steel I-beams to retreive an extension cord. As she reached for the extension cord, one of the I-beam suddenly tipped over and fell upon her ankle, fracturing it. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where she underwent medical procedures and was hospitalized for postoperative care.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEEL BEAM, STRUCK BY, ANKLE, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315929968			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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