Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101329.015 - Worker's leg is struck by dangling beam

Accident Summary Nr: 101329.015 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 07/18/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1248754.015	07/19/2017		238120	Schuff Steel Company

Abstract: At 8:40 a.m. on July 18, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a steel erection company, was working at a multiemployer construction project for a four-story commercial building. He had set up a beam chair on a beam and was stepping onto the beam chair when the beam dislodged on one side and fell. The beam's other side, which was bolted, remained secured, and the beam hung in the air. Employee #1 was caught between the beam chair and the dangling beam. The beam struck both of Employee #1's legs. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was treated for a minor injury to his right knee and released from the hospital on the same day.

Keywords: Caught Between, Chair, Construction, Disconnecting Means, Falling Object, Knee, Steel Beam, Steel Erection, Struck By, Unsecured

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1248754.015	45	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Welding/Burning/Grindi Fatality Cause:

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