Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202077681 - Employee Is Injured When Caught Between Equipment

Accident Summary Nr: 202077681 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 09/23/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310515077	09/23/2006	1522	236116	Rj Griffin & Company

Abstract: On September 23, 2006, Employee #1, a rigger, was removing chains and shackles from a materials platform that had been lifted into place. After he detached three of the four shackles, the crane operator began taking slack out of the chains. Employee #1 then became caught between the metal guardrails and the chain. He was hospitalized for abrasions and bruises.

Keywords: CHAIN, RIGGING, GUARDRAIL, SUSPENDED LOAD, CAUGHT BETWEEN, ABRASION, COMMUNICATION, CONTUSION, CRANE, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	13	130

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310515077			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause: Lifting operations

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