Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104744.015 - Quartz slabs fall onto employee and fractures his ankles

Accident Summary Nr: 104744.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 11/30/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1282757.015	12/07/2017		423320	M S International, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:15 a.m. on November 30, 2017, an employee was working for a wholesaler of brick, stone, and related construction material. The employee was operating an overhead crane and a clamp attached to the crane's hook block. He was moving quartz slabs from an A-frame to another A-frame. While the quartz slabs were still attached to the clamp, the employee moved the crane in the wrong direction. The slabs leaned forward and leaned over, ready to fall. The employee stepped in front of the quartz slabs and tried to hold them. The quartz slabs fell on top of his lower body and legs. He sustained fractures to his left and right ankles. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Ankle, Crane, Crane Block, Crane Hook, Crane Load, Crane Operator, Falling Object, Fracture, Leg, Material Handling, Mech Mat Handling, Torso, Unstable Load

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1282757.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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