Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 93409.015 - Several employees are knocked from rail car by falling track

Accident Summary Nr: 93409.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 02/15/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1212633.015	02/23/2017		532412	All Erection And Crane Rental Corporation

Abstract: At 1:20 p.m. on February 15, 2017, several employees were using an overhead crane to unload a railroad track section of rails. The employees were knocked to the ground when a rail section fell. One employee sustained a collapsed lung. Two employees were hospitalized and treated for their injuries.

Keywords: Fall, Lung, Overhead Crane, Rail, Railroad Track

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition			0	5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1212633.015		M	Non Hospitalized injury		Occupation Not Listed	Distance of Fall: 5 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
2	1212633.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Rail-Track Laying & Maintenance Equipment Operator)	Distance of Fall: 5 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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