OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221402126

CAUTTRELL ENTERPRISES, INC.

SAINT LOUIS, MO· 2021-09-23T00:00:00

Event: Beam, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken, Broken Bone, Crane, Crane Operator, Falling Object, Fracture, Leg, Manufacturing, Material Handling, Metal, Metal Beam, Steel Beam, Struck By, Unsafe Position, Unstable Load
NAICS: 332312
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345582480
Employer profile: CAUTTRELL ENTERPRISES, INC.
Summary number: 221402126
Report ID: 0729300

Event description

Employee breaks both legs when steel beams fall from crane

Investigation abstract

At 2:30 p.m. on September 23, 2021, an employee working for a fabricated structural steel manufacturer was moving residential steel beams. The employee used a crane to lift the beams when they fell over and struck him. The employee was hospitalized to treat two broken legs.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 56 M

Event type
1

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