Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 23255.015 - Employee's Foot Is Struck By Falling Object And Is Amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 23255.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 04/05/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
329922.015	04/05/2012		238120	Imperial Construction Associates, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 p.m. on April 5, 2012, Employee #1 and a crew were installing steel plates to create a wall. The steel plates were approximately 17.5 ft in height. Employee #1 welded a lifting eye to the steel plate and rigged the plate to a carry deck crane. As the plate was being put into position, the lifting eye weld broke free from the plate. Employee #1 was walking with a piece of steel and the plate landed on his foot and amputated it. An investigation determined that the weld did not penetrate the two pieces of steel. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he underwent medical procedures for the foot amputation and was then hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Broken Weld, Falling Object, Foot, Steel, Steel Plate, Struck By, Suspended Load

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	329922.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Strctural Iron /& Steel Worker	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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