Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133882.015 - Falling load strikes employee causing multiple fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 133882.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 03/01/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1518594.015	03/09/2021		238120	Sofco Erectors Inc.

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on March 1, 2021, Employee #1 was working for a structural steel contractor. Employee #1 was rigging bar joists for a mulit-lift to install on a commercial building. Employee #1 had one 50-foot bar joist rigged and had the operator cable up approximately 15 feet in order to rig the second bar joist. Employee #1 bent over to rig the second 50-foot bar joist. The eye of the choker sling slipped out of its hook and through its hook latch causing the bar joist to fall onto Employee #1. Employee #1 suffered a broken back, head injuries, and a broken leg. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Crane, Falling Object, Fracture, Head, Joist, Leg, Lifting, Load Shift, Lumbar Fracture, Lumbar Injury, Rigging, Skull, Slip, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1518594.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Landing Ma Fatality Cause:

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