Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119300.015 - Employee falls through hatch, receives multiple injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 119300.015 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 08/16/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1426193.015	08/21/2019		237130	Res Americas Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:15 a.m. on August 16, 2019, an employee worked to torque bolts on section halves. At some point, the employee fell approximately sixty feet through a hatch. The employee was hospitalized to treat rib fractures, fracture to vertebra, unspecified knee injury, and laceration to the back of the head.

Keywords: Bolt, Bolting, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hatch, Head, Knee, Laceration, Rib, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1426193.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 60 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 60 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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