Inspection Detail

Inspection: 102086642 - Daniel Construction Company

Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 102086642

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 02/28/1986

Site Address:
Daniel Construction Company
4800 South Highway 111
Magna, UT 84044

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 509, Magna, UT 84044

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1541

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/28/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/04/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360780563

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 709113

Event: 02/27/1986

EMPLOYEE STRUCK IN KNEE BY A-FRAME CENTER BEAM

ON FEBRUARY 27, 1986, AT APPROXIMATELY 4:20 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE SETTING UP A MOBILE "A" FRAME. THEY INTENDED TO MOVE A COMPRESSOR. THE LEGS OF THE A FRAME WERE HELD TOGETHER WITH BRACES. TWO LEGS HAD BEEN BOLTED TOGETHER AND THE EMPLOYEES WERE TRYING TO BOLT THE OTHER TWO LEGS TOGETHER. BEFORE THE EMPLOYEES COULD GET BOLTS INTO THE BRACES, THE LEGS SPREAD APART, ALLOWING THE CENTER BEAM TO FALL. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRUCK ON THE KNEE BY THE FALLING BEAM. HE SUFFERED A BROKEN KNEE AND WAS HOSPITALIZED.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, BRACE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102086642			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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