Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201523321 - Employee Is Injured When Struck by I-Beam

Accident Summary Nr: 201523321 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 09/28/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313625873	09/28/2009	5093	423930	Calamari Recycling, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:47 a.m. on September 28, 2009, Employee #1 was involved in a demolition project at an abandoned gas fire generator plant that involved the removal of scrap metal and two heat-recovery steam generators. As Employee #1 was cutting scrap metal with a propane/oxygen-fueled torch, an I-beam struck and crushed him. Employee #1 was taken by helicopter to St. Francis Hospital, where he was hospitalized and underwent surgery.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEEL BEAM, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313625873			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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