Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202467155 - Employee Is Injured When Struck by Steel Column

Accident Summary Nr: 202467155 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 10/06/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312429657	10/20/2008	1541	236210	Granitex Construction Company

Abstract: At approximately 1:45 p.m. on October 6, 2008, an employee was helping a coworker to set the forms around the steel columns for grouting. The employee was working within close proximity to onsite laborer and supervisor. The employee was injured, when he was struck from behind by the structural steel column that fell over and broke his lower left leg. The employee was transported to Mission Community Hospital, where he was hospitalized and treated for five days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CARPENTER, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312429657			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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