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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #803205

STEEL BEAM,GIRDER,WORK RULES,SUSPENDED LOAD,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,STRUCK BY,CONCUSSION,CRANE

Event
STEEL BEAM,GIRDER,WORK RULES,SUSPENDED LOAD,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,STRUCK BY,CONCUSSION,CRANE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
803205
Report ID
257230

Event description

Employee injured in 17 foot fall when struck by girder

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was working on a steel structure 17 ft 4 in. high when a crane opera tor passed a small girder over him. The girder fell on top of Employee #1, knock ing him to the ground. He sustained a concussion and was hospitalized.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 32 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    597
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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