Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101880.015 - Supervisor struck by collapsing steel and fractures skull

Accident Summary Nr: 101880.015 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 09/07/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1262690.015	09/07/2017		238120	Kinsley

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on September 7, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was supervising the erection of a steel trellis at a multiemployer construction project, a four-story commercial building. The steel trellis collapsed and hit Employee #1 in the head, causing an open fracture of his skull. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted, and his skull fracture was treated.

Keywords: Collapse, Construction, Falling Object, Fracture, Skull, Steel, Steel Beam, Steel Erection, Struck By, Structural Collapse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1262690.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, general office	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause:

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