Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105069.015 - Apprentice slips on wet metal sheet and lacerates hand

Accident Summary Nr: 105069.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 04/19/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1311927.015	04/27/2018		238120	Pascual Steel Erectors Inc

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on April 19, 2018, Employee #1, a sheet metal worker apprentice, and coworkers, employed by a steel erection construction company, were working at a private residential site. They were constructing a new single-story pre-engineered steel building, a warehouse/studio. As Employee #1 and coworkers did a cleaning of the job site after completing the construction, Employee #1 stepped on a wet sheet of metal, slipped, and fell, landing on his open left palm. Employee #1 was transported to a hospital and then a second hospital, where he was admitted and underwent surgery for a deep laceration to his hand. Employee #1 remained hospitalized for five days.

Keywords: Cleaning, Fall, Hand, Laceration, Metal Sheet, Residential Construction, Slippery Surface, Steel Erection, Warehouse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1	22

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1311927.015	34	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 0 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 0 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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