Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202544771 - Employee Breaks Leg While Using Hand Held Remote Moving Iron

Accident Summary Nr: 202544771 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 02/08/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314863010	03/05/2013	1791	238120	Cal-State Steel Corporation

Abstract: At approximately11:30 p.m. on February 8, 2013, Employee #1, a welder/iron worker, was working erecting a metal shade canopy. The employee was operating a scissor lift with a hand held remote moving welding iron. The employee ran over his right leg. Employee #1 was transported to Centinela Hospital Medical Center, where he was treated for broken leg. The employee was released after two days.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, FRACTURE, REMOTE CONTROL, WELDER, IRON, RUN OVER, AERIAL LIFT, 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	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314863010			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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