Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118598.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries when struck by collapsing

Accident Summary Nr: 118598.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 05/21/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1402387.015	05/21/2019		238220	O'Hare Engineering, Inc.

Abstract: At 6:15 a.m. on May 21, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a plumbing contractor, was preparing a commercial site, the buildout of a restaurant, for the delivery of new material. In order to receive materials through the front door, which would require a larger opening, he removed the scaffolding's support cross bars. The scaffolding collapsed onto the employee. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of multiple injuries, including back injuries, lacerations to the right shoulder, loss of fluid in the right eye, and a detached retina.

Keywords: Back, Construction, Dismantling, Eye, Falling Object, Laceration, Scaffold, Shoulder, Site Preparation , Spine, Struck By, Structural Collapse, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1402387.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Sheet metal worker apprentices

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