Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109493.015 - Employee falls, sustains multiple fractures and collapsed lu

Accident Summary Nr: 109493.015 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 08/09/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1337816.015	08/10/2018		238120	Mid-States Concrete Industries, Llc

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on August 9, 2018, Employee #1 and coworkers, employed by a concrete construction company, were working at a multiemployer construction project, a new church. The employees were installing precast hollow core concrete planks. Employee #1 was inspecting the positioning of a plank that had been moved into position by a crane. He had one foot resting on the plank when the plank rolled and broke. Employee #1 fell, a fall height of approximately 13 feet. Emergency services transported the employee by plane to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for a collapsed lung, multiple rib fractures, and a fractured collarbone.

Keywords: Collapsed lung, Collarbone, Concrete, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Inspecting, Installing, Lung, Plank, Precast, Rib, Roll-Over

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			1	13

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1337816.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 13 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause:

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