Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116142.015 - Employee fractures leg when struck by steel floor panel

Accident Summary Nr: 116142.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 05/07/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1399891.015	05/09/2019		238310	Standard Drywall, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 p.m. on May 7, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a subcontractor installing steel floor and wall panels for a new multifamily residential structure, was rigging and setting pre-fabricated floor panels. The steel panels were being lifted by a crane at the third level of the building. During the lifting process, a panel swung and struck the employee. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of a leg and ankle fracture.

Keywords: Ankle, Blunt force trauma, Crane, Fracture, Installing, Leg, Multiemployer, Residential Construction, Rigging, Steel, Steel Plate, Struck By, Structure Moving

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			4	55

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1399891.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Flashing Of Decking Fatality Cause:

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