Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 777680 - Employee injured when struck by steel bundle

Accident Summary Nr: 777680 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 02/16/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105595268	02/17/1989	1521	0	A D Const Co

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were off loading bundles of Q-type decking. As one end was being guided into place by Employee #1, the load shifted due to ice on the metal. As it did, the nylon sling was cut by a piece of protruding sheet metal. One end of the load dropped and pinned the employee to the ground. The other end of the sheet metal bundle remained suspended. Employee #1 suffered multiple fractures and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, PINNED, LOAD SHIFT, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, OFF LOADING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105595268			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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