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Accident Summary Nr: 110426.015 - Employee faints, falls to ground, injures head and neck

Accident Summary Nr: 110426.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 10/15/2018
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1356142.01510/26/2018238140David Hall Masonry Inc.

Abstract: At 3:45 p.m. on October 15, 2018, Employee #1 and coworkers, employed by a masonry construction company, were working on the exterior of a new two-story residential structure, backfilling and topping off cinder block walls. Employee #1 was urinating when he suddenly felt faint and lost consciousness. He fell to the ground and struck his head on the wall's concrete footing. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment and observation. Employee #1 sustained a laceration to the head and a pinched nerve between the C6 and C7 vertebrae.

Keywords: Concrete Slab, Fainted, Fall, Footings, Head, Laceration, Lost consciousness, Masonry Wall, Neck, Nerve damage, Pinched, Residential Construction, Struck Against, Vertebra
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling New project or new addition   2

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1356142.015 41 M Hospitalized injury Brickmasons and stonemasons Distance of Fall: 0 feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 0 feet
Cause: Exterior masonry
Fatality Cause:

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