Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 113352.015 - Employee's hand and wrist are injured during materials unloa

Accident Summary Nr: 113352.015 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 01/28/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1376233.015	02/05/2019		238150	Permasteelisa North America Corp.

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on January 28, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction materials manufacturer, was working with a forklift operator and another coworker to unload a crate of curtain walls from the forklift onto a new building's second story deck. The 8-foot-high crate began to tip over and caught Employee #1's lanyard or safety line, causing him to fall onto the concrete floor. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of a dislocated right hand and wrist that occurred when he hit the floor.

Keywords: Caught By, Concrete Slab, Construction, Crate, Dislocated, Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Forklift, Hand, Material Handling, Off Loading, Struck Against, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1376233.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause:

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