Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 608042 - Employee's skull fractured when struck on head by beam

Accident Summary Nr: 608042 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 11/04/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101266153	11/04/1987	1542	0	All - Steel Buildings, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:15 p.m. on November 4, 1987, Employee #1 and four coworkers were carrying a steel beam on their right shoulders. When they stopped to drop it on the ground, Employee #1, who was in front of the line, raised the beam over his head while his coworkers raised it to their right and dropped it. The beam struck Employee #1 on the head. He sustained a fractured skull and was taken to a hospital by helicopter. The information in this report was taken from the police report and interviews with Employee #1's coworkers and hospital personnel.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, STEEL BEAM, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101266153			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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