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Accident: 100228.015 - Worker'S Foot Is Amputated By Falling Bridge

Accident: 100228.015 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 08/21/2017
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
1256828.01508/21/2017The 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
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:

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