Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98004.015 - Worker setting I-beam has arm struck and crushed

Accident Summary Nr: 98004.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 07/25/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1253547.015	08/08/2017		237310	United Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on July 25, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working on a highway bridge construction project. He was setting a 200-foot long section of I-beam across an interstate highway when the I-beam became caught on a splice bracket. It then swung about 1 foot and smashed Employee #1's arm. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a crushing injury to his arm.

Keywords: Arm, Beam, Bridge, Construction, Crushed, Fracture, Highway, Installing, Steel Beam, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1253547.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Strctural Iron /& Steel Worker	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Placing bridge girders and beams Fatality Cause:

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