Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202360467 - Employee's Fingers Are Injured by Falling Object

Accident Summary Nr: 202360467 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 03/27/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309762557	03/27/2006	1771	238110	Dance Brothers, Inc.

Abstract: On March 27, 2006, Employee #1 and a coworker had attached a metal concrete form (4-ft-wide by 14-ft-long and weighing 800 pounds) to a sling with a hook that had a safety latch installed. They had lifted one end of the form approximately 6 ft above the ground and placed supports under that end in order to spray it with a solution that prevents the concrete from sticking to the form. When they attempted to lift it again to put it into place in a wall, the hook disengaged due to failure of the safety latch. The form then fell and pinned Employee #1's leg under it. He was hospitalized for fractures.

Keywords: CONCRETE FORM WORK, FRACTURE, SAFETY LATCH, FINGER, PINNED, SUSPENDED LOAD, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALLING OBJECT, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309762557			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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