Accident Report Detail

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 Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1356142.015	10/26/2018		238140	David 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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