Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124633.015 - Employee fractures ankle when struck by falling wall

Accident Summary Nr: 124633.015 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 10/28/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1443556.015	11/07/2019		562910	Ecobay Services

Abstract: At 9:20 a.m. on October 28, 2019, an employee working as a Construction Laborer for a licensed abatement contractor was tasked with demolishing interior walls of a building. The employee was in the process of removing a top portion of an 8-foot high, 24-inch by 5-foot long ceramic tile wall that had been partially demolished from the bottom. The employee stood to one side and used a 4-foot long pry bar to test the stability of the wall when the entire wall fell to the ground. A section of the wall bounced and landed on the employee's left ankle. The employee fractured his ankle and sustained lacerations to both legs requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Ankle, Building, Building Collapse, Construction, Demolition, Falling Object, Fracture, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Laborer, Laceration, Leg, Struck By, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		Demolition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1443556.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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