Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116243.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries in fall while unloading HV

Accident Summary Nr: 116243.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 05/03/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1400611.015	05/14/2019		238220	Umc, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on May 3, 2019, Employee #1, employed by an HVAC company, was unloading equipment for installation at a four-story multifamily residential building that was being constructed. He was working without a fall protection system from a forklift basket and unloading HVAC fan coils to the third floor when he fell from the unprotected edge, a fall height of 22 feet. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted with multiple injuries, including a dislocated shoulder, two fractured ribs, and a bruised lung.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Basket, Blunt force trauma, Contusion, Dislocated, Fall, Fall Protection, Fan, Forklift, Fracture, Guardrail, HVAC, Lung, Material Handling, Off Loading, Residential Construction, Rib, Shoulder, Unguarded, Unprotected

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1400611.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics	Distance of Fall: 22 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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