Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118728.015 - Employee's leg is struck and fractured by elevator car

Accident Summary Nr: 118728.015 -- Report ID: 0355118 -- Event Date: 08/06/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1421353.015	08/07/2019		236116	Aoss Ventures Llc

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on August 6, 2019, an employee was working as a laborer for a firm that constructed new multifamily housing. The firm was altering or rehabilitating a multi-family dwelling. The project was in the stage of interior painting and decorating. The employee was installing door hardware. He left to assist with work on an elevator in a hallway. A section of the elevator car fell onto the employee's right leg. He suffered fractures to his right leg. He was hospitalized for two or more days.

Keywords: Broken Bone, Construction, Elevator, Falling Object, Fracture, Laborer, Leg, Residential Construction, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1421353.015	33	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause:

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