Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301126314 - Gerhelm, Inc. Dba Delta Steel Erectors

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 301126314

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 10/23/2006

Site Address:
Gerhelm, Inc. Dba Delta Steel Erectors
325 W. Channel Rd.
Benicia, CA 94510

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:1791

NAICS: 238120/Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/28/2006

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 01/05/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101483428

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201489143

Event: 07/13/2006

Employee's Jaw Is Fractured When Struck by Board

Employee #1 was stacking steel pipes on to a pallet with an overhead crane. The employee put a 4-in. by 4-in. board on one stack of pipes and sat the load down. The steel pipes shifted to one side, causing the other side of the 4-in. by 4-in. board to travel upward striking Employee #1 in the jaw. Employee #1 sustained a fractured jaw and a dislocated jaw and was hospitalized for two days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, DISLOCATED, UNSTABLE SURFACE, MECH MAT HANDLING, PALLET, PIPE, STRUCK BY, FACE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301126314			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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