Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112405.015 - Employee Falls From Rack System And Receives Fractures To Ri

Accident Summary Nr: 112405.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 12/28/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1369924.015	01/03/2019		238220	Wiginton Corporation

Abstract: At 2:05 p.m. on December 28, 2018, an employee was standing on a rack system to inspect the fire sprinkler system. At some point, the metal decking on the fourth tier rack the employee was standing on dislodged causing the employee to lose his balance and fall approximately twenty-two feet. The employee was hospitalized to treat fractures to the left arm, ribs, pelvis, left cheekbone

Keywords: arm, decking, face, fall, fall protection, fire ext system, fracture, head, inspecting, lost balance, metal decking, pelvis, rib, skull, storage rack

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition				22

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1369924.015	46	M	Hospitalized injury		Fire inspection and fire prevention occupations	Distance of Fall: 22 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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