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Accident Summary Nr: 117454.015 - Employee Incurs Multiple Fractures In Fall When Grating Shif
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1411267.015 | 06/26/2019 | 237110 | Pkg Contracting Inc. |
Abstract: At 12:50 p.m. on June 20, 2019, Employee #1 was returning to forming work at a w ater/sewer plant construction project after a lunch break. The employee walked across a grating that had not been attached to the frame work over the pump pit. The grating tipped up, and the employee fell to the pit below, landing on wate r pumps. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatmen t of fractures to the ankle, arm, and multiple ribs.
Keywords:
ankle, arm, attachment hook, blunt force trauma, construction, fall, fall protection, form work, fracture, grate, pit, pump, rib, sewer treatment plant, struck against, tips over, unsecured, walking surface, water trea
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sewer/water treatment plant | New project or new addition | 11 | |||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1411267.015 | 54 | F | Hospitalized injury | Construction laborers | Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: |