Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202347142 - Employee Is Injured When Crushed by Steel Beam

Accident Summary Nr: 202347142 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 09/30/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305586406	09/30/2002	1791	0	Roberts Welding, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on September 30, 2002, Employee #1 was attaching a 0.5-inch single-wrap choker to a steel I-beam, measuring approximately 32-feet long by 24-inches wide by 55-inches deep, and weighing 1,760 lbs. The beam was to be hoisted by a crane. As Employee #1 attached the loop of the choker near the top of one of the sides of the I-beam and pulled the choker through the loop, the I-beam rolled over onto his left leg and foot. The foreman and three coworkers came to Employee #1's aid, manually lifting the I-beam off of him. This was possible since the crane had already started to hoist the beam at the time of the accident. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for a crushed lower leg and foot. During the accident investigation, it was revealed that although Employee #1 was an experienced laborer, he was being trained on some new tasks under the supervision of the foreman.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, STEEL BEAM, UNSECURED, IRON WORKER, LOAD SHIFT, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, STEEL ERECTION, FOOT, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	4	50

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305586406			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	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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