OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221424518
NORTHWEST STEEL ERECTION INC
AMES, IA·
Event description
Employee injures head when struck by falling bent angle iron
Investigation abstract
At 11:00 a.m. on December 29, 2021, an employee was on the ground directing a load of decking being raised to the second-floor beam sections. As the bundle was placed on the floor, it struck a ten-foot piece of bent angle iron which fell and struck the employee on the head. The employee sustained unspecified injuries to the head and was hospitalized for treatment.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 43 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 7051
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