Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 113156.015 - Employee fractures leg when struck by falling drywall stack

Accident Summary Nr: 113156.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 10/08/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1362971.015	01/31/2019		238220	Atlas Mechanical Inc.

Abstract: At 12:47 p.m. on October 8, 2018, Employee #1, employed by an HVAC company, was working at the construction site of a multifamily residential and retail project. He attempted to move an unsecured vertical stack of drywall, because he needed to work behind the stack. The stack tipped over and fell, striking his right lower leg. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of a lower leg fracture.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Construction, Drywall, Falling Object, Fracture, HVAC, Leg, Lumber Stack, Material Handling, Residential Construction, Struck By, Unsecured

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1362971.015	48	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers

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