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Accident Summary Nr: 122562.015 - Employee fractures legs when struck by falling sheet rock

Accident Summary Nr: 122562.015 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 11/01/2019
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1446242.01511/20/2019335122La-Light Electrical Services Inc.

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on November 1, 2019, an employee and a coworker, both electricians, were working at a new residence being constructed and were installing electrical wiring throughout the residence. There was a stack of 12 to 15 pieces of sheetrock perpendicularly leaning against a wall in a bedroom. The employee needed to install electrical outlets on the wall and the sheetrock was blocking the way. The employee pulled the stack of sheetrock away from the wall and stood it straight up. The sheetrock was also on top of a cable which was also being installed along with the outlets. The employee pulled the cable out from beneath the stack of sheetrock which caused the stack to tip over and fall over on him. The coworker was near the employee and about to install the electrical box when he saw the accident happen. The coworker immediately called the plumber that was nearby and they removed the stack of sheetrock from the employee's legs. The employee was hospitalized to treat fractures to both of his lower legs.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Electrical Work, Electrician, Falling Object, Fracture, Installing, Leg, Pinned, Residential Construction, Sheetrock, Struck By, Tips Over
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
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Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1446242.015 26 M Hospitalized injury Construction laborers

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