Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 656280 - Employee injured when struck by steel support

Accident Summary Nr: 656280 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 06/20/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113548465	06/20/2001	1791	0	Sullivan Steel Erectors Inc.

Abstract: On June 20, 2001, Employee #1 and another employee, his supervisor, had left a steel support tube standing that was jammed to the ceiling with wooden wedges. The steel support tube accidentally became dislodged and struck Employee #1, causing serious back injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEEL TUBE, BACK, STEEL ERECTION, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	5	60

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	113548465			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Moving Point To Point Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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