Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123626.015 - Employee injures back when struck by falling drill

Accident Summary Nr: 123626.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 08/06/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1459938.015	01/30/2020		238390	Valley Waterproofing Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on August 6, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a waterproofing company, was working at a new commercial building site where other trades were also working. Employee #1 was applying caulking to the building's exterior while employees of another trade and employer worked from an aerial device, at a height of approximately 40 feet, applying sheet metal flashing overhead. A DeWalt DCF887 20V Max .25 inch Impact Driver (drill) fell from a bucket the employees had on the lift. The battery pack portion of the drill struck Employee #1 on the back. He was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of back and nerve injuries.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Back, Bucket , Construction, Drill, Falling Object, Installing, Nerve damage, Struck By, Unprotected, Waterproof

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			3	40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1459938.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Waterproofing Fatality Cause:

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