Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132421.015 - Employee fractures ankle when struck by crane load

Accident Summary Nr: 132421.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 12/23/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1507991.015	12/28/2020		236220	Brasfield & Gorrie, Llc

Abstract: At 1:35 p.m. on December 23, 2020, an employee was asked to assist in the loading of window units on the seventh level of a building. The employee received a load and attempted to remove the rigging straps, but he could not get them completely removed. He asked the crane operator to start to cable up, and at this time, the straps caught on the bottom of the load, causing it to tip. The load landed on the employee's left leg and pinned him underneath the load. The employee dislocated/fractured his left ankle with ligament damage. The employee had surgery with a metal plate and pins installed. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Ankle, Crane, Dislocated, Falling Object, Fracture, Leg, Ligament, Loading, Pinned, Rigging, Strap, Struck By, Tip, Tips Over, Window

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			14

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1507991.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause:

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