Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202452223 - Employee Is Struck by Falling Steel Rack and Fractures Leg

Accident Summary Nr: 202452223 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 12/29/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307167353	01/05/2006	2542	337215	Pacific Coast Stuctures

Abstract: At approximately 3:40 p.m. on December 29, 2005, Employee #1 and a coworker were assembling industrial storage steel racks for installation in the southwest corner of a newly constructed warehouse. The coworker used an industrial truck to place four rack bases in close proximity to Employee #1. Each rack bases weighed approximately 250 pound. Other employees were working from scissor lifts and installing cross members on the already standing racks. This operation caused the racks to sway. When the racks moved far enough to tip the center bases, the outside base fell over and struck Employee #1. He was pushed to the floor and sustained fractures to his left leg. He was transported to a medical center where he received treatment for the leg fractures and was hospitalized.

Keywords: INSTALLING, STEEL, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, BOLT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307167353			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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