Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109350.015 - Employee fractures ribs when struck by falling ceiling

Accident Summary Nr: 109350.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 05/31/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1321358.015	05/31/2018		238910	Midwest Wrecking Co., L.L.C.

Abstract: On May 31, 2018, an employee was cleaning up debris and kicked a 2 by 4 piece of lumber holding up a plaster ceiling. The ceiling collapsed on the employee. The employee sustained broken ribs and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Ceiling, Cleaning, Falling Object, Fracture, Rib, Struck By, Structural Collapse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation			25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1321358.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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