Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124323.015 - Masonry employee falls through collapsed concrete, fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 124323.015 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 02/24/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1465630.015	02/26/2020		238990	K&M Contracting Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on February 24, 2020, an employee, working for a contracting company, was conducting demolition and repair work on a concrete parking garage stairwell. The employee began to remove the concrete from the top of the 2nd floor platform while standing on it. As the employee removed the concrete slabs, the metal sub sheet underneath him collapsed. The employee fell through the opening, approximately 10 feet, created by the broken metal sub sheet. The employee was hospitalized and treated for fractures to the hands and pelvis.

Keywords: Collapse, Concrete Floor, Construction, Demolition, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Hand, Pelvis, Stair, Structural Collapse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair				10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1465630.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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