Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201078441 - Employee's Foot Is Struck and Crushed by Concrete Column

Accident Summary Nr: 201078441 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 08/27/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315346130	09/07/2012	1791	238120	Bonita Steel Erectors

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on August 27, 2012, Employee #1 and coworkers were erecting concrete and steel structures at a construction site. A crane was used to move and set the columns. As he positioned a column, the suspended load fell and struck his left foot. His foot was crushed by the weight of the column. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he received medical attention and underwent surgical procedures and was then hospitalized for postoperative care.

Keywords: UNSECURED, SUSPENDED LOAD, COLUMN, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, CONCRETE, CRANE, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315346130			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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