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Accident: 99517.015 - Employee Is Struck By Crane Outrigger And Leg Requires Amput

**Accident: 99517.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 09/27/2017**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1268021.015	10/04/2017		R & I Construction, Inc.

At 2:00 p.m. on September 27, 2017, Employee #1, the foreman, and Coworkers #1 a nd #2, employed by a construction company, were working at a multiemployer proje ct, a bridge construction. They were dismantling a mobile crane for transport o ff-site. In an attempt to lift the crane's rear outrigger, which weighed 5,600 pounds, and to place it on a carry-all trailer, Employee #1 used a worn/tattered double leg synthetic sling to rig the outrigger. As the outrigger was being li fted, the sling failed and released the outrigger, which deflected off the trail er's edge and rolled over Employee #1's leg. Emergency services were called, an d Employee #1 was transported to the hospital and admitted. His leg injuries re quired the amputation of the lower leg.

Keywords: amputation, construction, crane, dismantling, equipment failure, leg, outrigger, rigging, sling, struck by

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1268021.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters

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