Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201153418 - Employee injured when struck by block of overhead crane

Accident Summary Nr: 201153418 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 04/03/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125963751	07/24/2000	3316	0	Ameron International, Water Transmission Group

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on April 3, 2000, Employee #1 was hooking up the overhead crane onto the 30-ton capacity steel block or bale. The block of the overhead crane hit the steel bale, causing it to fall over, striking Employee #1 on his left leg. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a total of two months with a crushed left foot that eventually had to be amputated up to his knee.

Keywords: FRACTURE, AMPUTATED, STEEL BLOCK, OVERHEAD CRANE, STRUCK BY, CRANE BLOCK, FOOT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125963751			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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