Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202489340 - Employee Is Injured When Struck by Falling Steel

Accident Summary Nr: 202489340 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 05/23/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313228322	07/14/2009	2421	321113	Sierra Pacific Industries

Abstract: On May 23, 2009, Employee #1, a welder, was sent from Andersen Mill to Quincy Mill to assist in the removal of a wood stacker machine. He was standing on the second rung of a ladder, cutting the stacker into pieces. After cutting through a piece of steel catwalk, the piece of steel fell on him, knocking him off the ladder to the ground. He sustained a broken vertebra and was hospitalized for 12 days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEEL, LADDER, WELDER, CATWALK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, VERTEBRA

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313228322			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Welders and cutters

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