Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202251856 - Employee Fractures Head When Struck by Piece of Steel Flung

Accident Summary Nr: 202251856 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 09/24/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313806549	09/24/2009	5093	423930	Seca Equipment Removal & Dismantling

Abstract: At approximately 9:15 a.m. on September 24, 2009, an employee was cutting steel on the south side of the yard and was struck in the head by a piece of scrap steel that had traveled approximately 60 feet from where it was being handled by a coworker who was operating a Linkbelt 290 LX excavator with a young four tine grapple attachment. The employee was hospitalized and treated for fractured head.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, STEEL BLOCK, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313806549			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Hand cutting and trimming occupations

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