Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202599551 - Employee's Legs Are Crushed Between Two Beams

Accident Summary Nr: 202599551 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 09/25/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313480543	09/25/2009	1622	237310	Mountain Cascade, Inc.

Abstract: On September 25, 2009, an employee of Mountain Cascade, Inc. was unhooking a chain sling around the bottom of the beam. The beam rolled off to one side and pinned him between another beam. He suffered a crushing injury on his legs. The crew used an excavator to free the injured employee, who was taken by ambulance to the Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, CA.

Keywords: BEAM, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, SLING, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$250,000 to $500,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313480543			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Other

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