Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125603.015 - Employee's lower arm is lacerated while installing acoustica

Accident Summary Nr: 125603.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 02/10/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1463289.015	02/14/2020		238310	Western Building Materials Co.

Abstract: At 12:15 a.m. on February 10, 2020, Employee #1 was installing a T-bar grid system for an acoustical ceiling in a classroom renovation project. The ceiling had to be installed around the motorized mechanism of a roll-up door. A supervisor told Employee #1 that he needed to operate the roll-up door. When the door activated, it caught the shirt sleeve of Employee #1. Employee #1 suffered a laceration on his arm and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Activated, Arm, Caught By, Ceiling, Clothing, Door, Hoisting Mechanism, Hospital, Installing, Laceration, Renovation, Suspended Ceiling

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1463289.015	33	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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