Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127722.015 - Employee is injured in fall to lower level

Accident Summary Nr: 127722.015 -- Report ID: 0625500 -- Event Date: 07/10/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1483141.015	07/10/2020		327390	Gate Precast Company

Abstract: At 7:00 a.m. on July 10, 2020, an employee was walking on an elevated work platform to place a hollow core concrete plank. The employee drilled a hole and attached the toggle bolt anchor of the Guardian Velocity Retractable self-retracting lifeline, Model 42002. The employee walked approximately 18 feet on the third floor to the edge of an open concrete floor to set the plank. After setting the plank the anchor for the lifeline failed and hit him in the back. The employee was knocked to the concrete lower level 9 feet below. The employee was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Concrete Panel, Elevated Work Platform, Equipment Failure, Fall, Fall Protection

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			3	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1483141.015	30	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Placing bridge girders and beams Fatality Cause:

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