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Accident: 94429.015 - Employee'S Leg Is Amputated When Concrete Barrier Fall
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1222176.015 | 04/04/2017 | United Brothers Development Corporation |
At approximately 9:00 a.m. on March 24, 2017, an employee was overseeing the loa ding of concrete jersey barriers on his low boy trailer. The employee directed t he loader operator to move the forward right end of the concrete barrier to stra ighten it out on the trailer. When the loader operator went to raise the forward right end of the barrier with forks underneath the barrier wall, the left fork tip got caught between the trailer wood and a bolt. As operator continued to rai se the end of the barrier wall it broke free and the concrete barrier weighing 5 ,000 lbs fell off the low boy and on to the employee's foot and ankle. The emplo yee was admitted to hospital for fractured ankle. However, the blood vessels did not heal, resulting in left leg amputation from below the knee on March 30, 201 7.
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other heavy construction | New project or new addition | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1222176.015 | 45 | M | Hospitalized injury | Truck drivers, heavy | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite FatCause: |