Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104349.015 - Employee falls through drop ceiling and breaks arm

Accident Summary Nr: 104349.015 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 03/19/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1302601.015	03/19/2018		238120	Aj Iron Erectors, Inc

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on March 19, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a steel erection company, was working at a multiemployer construction project, the renovation of a two-story building. He was creating a work platform by adding wood planks to a false/drop ceiling when he fell through the ceiling, a fall height of 21 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was hospitalized and treated for a fractured right arm.

Keywords: Arm, Ceiling, Construction, Fall, Fracture, Repair, Steel Erection, Work Platform

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation			2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1302601.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Strctural Iron /& Steel Worker	Distance of Fall: 26 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 26 feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause:

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