Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201521127 - Employee Injured When Beam Flipped, Causing A Fall
Accident: 201521127 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 04/04/2001 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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123228702 | 04/10/2001 | 3341 | Metal Management Inc. Northeast | ||||
Employee #1 was torch cutting a 40-foot by 5-foot wide I-beam down its length. After completing this cut, he stood on the beam and cut a flange that was holding the two pieces together. When the flange was cut, one side of the beam flipped upwards, causing Employee #1 to fall to the ground. Employee #1 struck his head on the ground, contusing his spinal cord, and leaving him paralyzed from the shoulders down. Employee #1 was hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
head, paralysis, steel beam, spine, fall, contusion, cutting and burning
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 123228702 | Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Occupation not reported |