Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100746.015 - Employee is struck by a falling wall and amputates leg

Accident Summary Nr: 100746.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 11/13/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1277375.015	11/15/2017		541320	Atrium Landscape Management, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on November 13, 2017, an employee was standing behind a block wall, assisting in building a dividing wall with large concrete blocks. One employee was behind the wall being built, with a chain link fence behind him. The wall became unstable when moved by a skidsteer and fell on the employee. The employee was pinched between the wall being built and the chain link fence behind him, resulting in an amputation on the employee's left leg below the knee.

Keywords: Amputation, Construction vehicle, Leg, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1277375.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers

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