Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114864.015 - Employee is struck by bar screen and incurs multiple injurie

Accident Summary Nr: 114864.015 -- Report ID: 0253410 -- Event Date: 02/23/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1384907.015	03/15/2019		221320	Atlantic County Utilities Authority

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on February 23, 2019, Employee #1 was in a confined space as a 1,200 pound steel bar screen that was being lifted by an overhead crane. The sling holding the bar screen failed, causing it to fall and strike the employee. The employee suffered a concussion, broken ribs, and back injuries. He was hospitalized for several days.

Keywords: Back, Concussion, Confined Space, Crane, Fracture, Head, Rib, Sling, Struck Against, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		Alteration or rehabilitation				13

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1384907.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Water and sewage treatment plant operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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