Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 110918.015 - Employee, struck by falling building block, falls and incurs

Accident Summary Nr: 110918.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 11/07/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1359802.015	11/13/2018		238140	Lex Interprise, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on November 7, 2018, Employee #1 was engaged in exterior masonry work on the second floor of a new eight-story multifamily residential structure, a multiemployer construction project. A block fell from the seventh floor as it was being unloaded. It struck Employee #1, who fell, a fall height of 20 feet. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was treated for multiple fractures.

Keywords: Concrete Block, Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Fracture, Installing, Masonry Wall, Residential Construction, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1359802.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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