Accident Report Detail
Accident: 100228.015 - Worker'S Foot Is Amputated By Falling Bridge
Accident: 100228.015 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 08/21/2017 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1256828.015 | 08/21/2017 | The Hartland Building And Restoration Company | |||||
At 4:00 p.m. on August 21, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company , was working at a multiemployer construction project. He was engaged in a temp orary bridge removal that involved lifting the bridge with pneumatic/hydraulic j acks. The bridge rolled forward off the jacks, and a steel beam struck and crus hed Employee #1's foot. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was tra nsported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for the amputation of hal f of his foot. | |||||||
Keywords:
amputation, bridge, construction, crushed, demolition, equipment failure, falling object, foot, hydraulic jack, struck by
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Bridge | New project or new addition | $500,000 to $1,000,000 | 0 | 0 | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 1256828.015 | 32 | M | Hospitalized injury | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Placing bridge girders and beams FatCause: |