Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202328720 - Employee Sprained Wrist from a Snapped Cable

Accident Summary Nr: 202328720 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 04/24/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304372816	04/25/2001	1721	0	Kim Schriver, T/A T & M Painting, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 sprained his left wrist while using a come-a-long to tighten a wire rope cable that was used to support a suspended scaffold. The cable snapped, and the come-a-long struck Employee #1's left wrist causing a sprain. Apparently, the wire rope had been in place for months under the bridge and became rusty, having been partially exposed to the elements.

Keywords: HAND WINCH, WIRE ROPE, SPRAIN, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304372816			Non Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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