Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 76650.015 - Employee Fractures Skull When Struck By Falling Handrail

Accident Summary Nr: 76650.015 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 05/08/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1062153.015	05/11/2015		332312	Universal Industrial Sales Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on May 8, 2015, an employee was grinding down slag welds in between the pickets on an approximately 900 pound steel handrail that was positioned vertically on two steel saw horses and secured with a C-clamp to a steel post. While grinding, the handrail fell forward, striking the employee on the head. The employee was transported by ambulance to Utah Valley Hospital and sustained multiple skull fractures and lacerations.

Keywords: Fracture, Handrail, Head, Laceration, Skull

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1062153.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters

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