Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202546172 - Employee Fractures Back When Struck by Wood Beam

Accident Summary Nr: 202546172 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 09/24/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314865965	09/24/2013	1751	238130	Benchmark Contractors Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:53 a.m. on September 24, 2013, Employee #1, a framing contractor, was rigging a 520 lb, 20 ft long laminated PSL wood beam to a hoisting line on a tower crane at the worksite. The employee had used two nylon choker slings to attach the load to the crane's hoisting line. The coworker, crane operator, was not in visual contact with Employee #1 due the configuration of the worksite and the absence of a video camera on the crane. The employee did not observe the lift as the wood beam began slipping out of its slings. Employee #1 was struck by the falling laminated PSL wood beam. The employee was transported to an area hospital, where he was treated for fractures to his back.

Keywords: BEAM, FRACTURE, RIGGING, WOOD SLAB, HOIST, BACK, STRUCK BY, SLING, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	10	125

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314865965			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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