Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 202492799 - Employee Fractures Leg When Struck by Falling Steel Beam
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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125828194 | 04/11/2012 | 3441 | 332312 | Jayco Group Inc Dba Yetter Steel Corp |
Abstract: On March 27, 2012, Employee #1, an iron worker for a metal fabrication company, was in the shop inspecting a beam when a 40-foot long steel beam fell on his right lower leg. The beam fell on the floor as a bridge crane operator was preparing to lift the beam. The beam clamp being used slipped off the beam, causing it to fall on Employee #1, who received compound fractures to both bones on his right lower leg.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 125828194 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Welders and cutters |