Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119391.015 - Employee's ear is lacerated when struck by falling metal

Accident Summary Nr: 119391.015 -- Report ID: 0950647 -- Event Date: 03/21/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1392633.015	04/08/2019		237310	Powell Constructors, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:45 p.m. on March 21, 2019, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a construction company, were engaged in bridge construction work. Employee #1 was working from an aerial lift and assisting his coworker, who was doing welding. A piece of welded material broke from its weld and struck Employee #1 on his hard hat and right ear. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment of a laceration to the ear.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Blunt force trauma, Bridge, Construction, Ear, Falling Object, Hard Hat, Head, Laceration, PPE, Struck By, Welding

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1392633.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Placing bridge girders and beams Fatality Cause:

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