Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202600359 - Employee Fractures Leg When Struck by Sling Cable

Accident Summary Nr: 202600359 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 04/21/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314146465	04/28/2010	1791	238120	Westco Iron Works

Abstract: At approximately 8:25 a.m. on April 21, 2012, an employee was working on straightening a column with come-along/sling. The sling/cable broke and struck the employee in lower right leg. The employee was taken to the Washington Hospital, where he was treated for fractured leg and he remained hospitalized for seven days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WIRE ROPE, STRUCK BY, HAND TOOL, SLING, 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	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314146465			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Plumbing-U Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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