Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 788653 - Employee struck and injured by falling beam

Accident Summary Nr: 788653 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 03/04/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123740771	03/04/1994	1081	0	Gonzales Boring & Tunneling, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was a rigger for Gonzales Boring and Tunneling, Inc. A channel iron, used as a "whaler" in a borepit trench shield system, was dislodged after a crane hook struck it during the dismantling of a horizontal boring machine. The dislodged beam fell onto Employee #1's leg, breaking it above the ankle.

Keywords: BEAM, FRACTURE, CRANE HOOK, DISMANTLING, TRENCH, IRON, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, ANKLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123740771			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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