Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 103719.015 - Employee is struck by CO2 tank and fractures leg

Accident Summary Nr: 103719.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 12/16/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1283847.015	12/18/2017		236220	Mirage Builders, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on December 16, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, and a coworker, employed by an elevator company, were working at the multiemployer site of a commercial building renovation. The coworker dropped a pressurized carbon dioxide tank that weighed 6 pounds and measured 14 inches long by 5 inches diameter. The tank's cylinder flew off and struck Employee #1's left leg. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured leg.

Keywords: Construction, Falling Object, Fracture, Leg, Pressure Release, Pressure Vessel, Repair, Struck By, Tank

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1283847.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Drywall installers

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