Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202542502 - Employee Is Injured by Moving Stairway Leg

Accident Summary Nr: 202542502 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 11/18/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300875481	12/03/2010	1771	238110	Hollinger Construction Inc

Abstract: At Approximately 10:00 a.m. on November 18, 2010, Employee #1 assisted the A-frame boom truck driver to move a prefabricated stairway from the side of building to another location. The stairway was hoisted to the back of property by the boom truck. While putting the stairway down, one of the legs of stairway popped out and hit Employee#1, who was standing about 50 feet away from it. Employee #1 was taken to Henry Mayo Hospital and was hospitalized for more than 24 hours. Employee#1 suffered a deep laceration and broken bone on his left forearm, which required surgery.

Keywords: BOOM TRUCK, FRACTURE, HEALTH CARE FACILITY, HOIST, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, ARM, UNTRAINED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Demolition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300875481			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Other

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