Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202635322 - Carpenter Is Hit by Beam When Sling Slips from Forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 202635322 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 05/10/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315995431	05/16/2012	1751	238130	B M C Select

Abstract: On May 10, 20912, an employee was working as a carpenter for a framing contractor. He was helping to position a beam in place. The beam was being lifted by a forklift with a sling. The sling slid off the forklift's forks, and the beam hit the employee. As a result, the employee sustained a lesion on his head. He was taken to Regional Medical Center in San Jose, CA. He was treated there and released.

Keywords: BEAM, HEAD, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LACERATION, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, SLING, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315995431			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Carpenters

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