Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202462735 - Employee Is Injured When Struck by Beam

Accident Summary Nr: 202462735 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 12/06/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300833043	02/03/2006	1542	236220	Crabb Construction

Abstract: On December 6, 2005, Employee #1 was supervising the installation of a 38-ft long Glu-lam beam, for the renovation of a fast food restaurant. The beam was hoisted into position with slings from a rough terrain forklift. Employee #1 was injured when the beam swung unexpectedly and struck him. He was hospitalized at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial for a shattered right ankle and a crushed vertebra.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HYDRAULIC LIFT, ROOF, SUSPENDED LOAD, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, VERTEBRA, ANKLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300833043			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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