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Accident Summary Nr: 100707.015 - Employee fractures ankle when loading a cart and the load fa

Accident Summary Nr: 100707.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 11/07/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1277049.015	11/14/2017		236220	Holder Construction Co.

Abstract: At 8:30 p.m. on November 7, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was removing Masonite floor panels at a building renovation site. He was placing the panels, which measured 4 feet by 8 feet by .25 inch thick, onto a rolling Metaltech drywall cart. He had placed 25 to 30 panels on the cart when the load began to shift. The panels fell from the cart and onto Employee #1's right ankle. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured ankle.

Keywords: Ankle, Cart, Construction, Dismantling, Falling Object, Fracture, Load Shift, Material Handling, Panel, Unstable Load

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1277049.015	18	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior tile work (ceramic, vinyl, acoustic) Fatality Cause:

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