Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115658.015 - Owner's medication causes dizziness, fall, and injury

Accident Summary Nr: 115658.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 03/29/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1395518.015	04/24/2019		238990	Ortco, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on March 29, 2019, Employee #1, a company owner, was preparing to install a steel pole at a school playground. He was using a retractable tape measure to measure the bolt pattern on the pole while standing on the ground and bent over at the waist. When he stood up he became dizzy and fell forward, causing his arm to land in between the bars of the rebar cage he was measuring. The weight of his body caused his arm to push against the rebar, which caused a dislocation of his elbow. The injured owner was transported to the hospital, where he was treated and released. It was determined that he had been taking new blood pressure medication, which caused his dizziness.

Keywords: Arm, Caught Between, Construction, Dislocated, Dizziness, Elbow, Fall, Installing, Measuring Device, Medication, Metal Pole, Rebar, Steel Erection, Underlying Medical Condition

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1395518.015	55	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Managers and administrators, n.e.c	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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