Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126364.015 - Steel wall panel falls and strikes employee causing rib frac

Accident Summary Nr: 126364.015 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 03/12/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1470228.015	03/12/2020		236220	Southwest Valley Constructors, Co.

Abstract: At 12:00 a.m. on March 12, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a commercial general contractor. Employee #1 was using a grinder to smooth down a concrete foundation. Steel wall panels were being installed onto the concrete foundation. One of the steel wall panels fell onto Employee #1 when it was detached from the crane. Employee #1 was trapped between the steel wall panel and the concrete floor. Employee #1 suffered fractured ribs and head injuries. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Caught Between, Concrete, Concrete Pad, Concrete Slab, Concrete Surface, Crane, Fracture, Grinder, Head, Portable Power Tool, Rib, Steel, Struck By, Tips Over, Trapped, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition			1	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1470228.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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