Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121112.015 - Employee sustains leg contusion when struck by falling load

Accident Summary Nr: 121112.015 -- Report ID: 0316100 -- Event Date: 10/14/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1439754.015	10/23/2019		238310	Palomares Construction Llc

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on October 14, 2019, an employee working for a drywall and insulation contractor was pushing a load of drywall in a cart. A wheel on the cart failed causing the load to fall onto of the employee. The employee was hospitalized to treat a contusion to his left thigh.

Keywords: Cart, Construction, Contusion, Drywall, Equipment Failure, Falling Object, Installing, Leg, Material Handling, Remodel, Residential Construction, Struck By, Thigh, Wheel

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			13

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1439754.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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