Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200926194 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Falling Steel Joist

Accident Summary Nr: 200926194 -- Report ID: 0355118 -- Event Date: 03/26/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316435213	03/26/2012	3441	332312	New Millennium Building Systems

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on March 26, 2012, Employee #1 was unloading a trailer of steel building joists (each joist weighed 6,800 pounds and was approximately 35 to 40 feet long). The joists were secured to the trailer with three fiber tie-down straps. Employee #1 released the tie-down straps and one of the joists rolled off the trailer, striking Employee #1 across the upper legs and amputating both legs. Employee #1 bled to death. There were no witnesses to the accident. Fellow employees heard the noise and found Employee #1 pinned under the joist.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, JOIST, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, TIE-OFF, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316435213			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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