Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 656264 - Employee Injured When Struck By Steel Beam

Accident Summary Nr: 656264 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 04/13/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113548259	04/13/2001	1791	0	Prime Steel Erectors

Abstract: After cutting the wire rope chokers loose from the structural steel beam that was landed on wooden dunnage, the crane operator was given the signal to raise the hook with the wire chokers under the beam. As they were raised, the choker caught the beam flange, causing it to tip onto Employee #1 who was standing between the two beams. Employee #1 sustained contusions to his leg.

Keywords: STEEL BEAM, WIRE ROPE, CAUGHT BY, STRUCK BY, CRANE OPERATOR, DUNNAGE, CHOKER, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	113548259			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Landing Ma Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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