Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 817544 - Two employees injured by falling beam

Accident Summary Nr: 817544 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 10/06/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113212344	10/06/1992	1721	0	L. G. Defelice, Inc.

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were standing on a steel I-beam approximately 4 ft above the ground. The beam had been welded to two vertical sheets of steel and was being used as a guide to pile drive sheet piling into the ground. The first three sheets went into the ground without difficulty, but the fourth sheet struck something in the ground and caused a resonance through the steel, breaking the welds on the I-beam. Employees #1 and #2 were thrown to the ground and the beam landed on them. Both employees sustained injuries to their legs and back and both were hospitalized for one week.

Keywords: BEAM, PILING, BROKEN WELD, CONSTRUCTION, VIBRATIONS, BACK, FALL, STRUCK BY, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	113212344			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported
2	113212344			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported

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