Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118891.015 - Employee suffers brain injuries in fall from gym bleachers

Accident Summary Nr: 118891.015 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 08/06/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1422651.015	08/12/2019		238150	Ricks' Auto Glass And Storefront Inc

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 2019, an employee was working as a laborer for a glass and glazing contractor. The firm was installing new windows, doors, and glazing at an elementary school during its alteration or rehabilitation. The employee was working in the school gym. He was working from the bleachers. He (probably along with other workers) was removing a 60 in. by 48 in. (1.52 meter by 1.22 meter) glass window. He was using a suction cup to remove the window from its frame. The suction cup came loose while the employee was pulling on it. The employee lost his balance at the leading edge of the top of the bleachers and fell 13 feet (4.0 meters) to the concrete floor. His head struck the floor. The employee suffered head trauma to the extent of a fractured skull, brain bleeding, and swelling of the brain. He was hospitalized for two or more days.

Keywords: Bleeding, Brain, Brain Bleed, Concrete Floor, Concussion, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Floor, Fracture, Glass, Glass Grabber, Head, Skull, Struck Against, Subdural Hematoma, Window, Work at Elevation

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1422651.015	48	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause:

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