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Accident Summary Nr: 104835.015 - Employee falls during demolition and incurs multiple injurie

Accident Summary Nr: 104835.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 04/16/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1309971.015	04/19/2018		238910	Ardent Construction, Llc

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on April 16, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in the demolition of a one-story commercial building. He was loading trash through a wall opening and onto a forklift when he slipped and fell through the opening, a fall height of 11.5 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for multiple fractured ribs, lacerations to his elbow and spleen, and fluid in his lungs.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Construction, Demolition, Elbow, Fall, Fracture, Laceration, Loading, Rib, Spleen

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1309971.015	61	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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