Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128799.015 - Employee falls through mezzanine hole while preparing to pai

Accident Summary Nr: 128799.015 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 08/05/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1487335.015	08/07/2020		238310	E&K Of Phoenix, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:00 a.m. on August 5, 2020, an employee was preparing to paint a soffit overhead when they stepped on a guarded mezzanine hole covered by a sheet of masonite. The cover gave way, causing the employee to fall through to the cement floor below. The employee sustained broken ribs and a punctured lung as a result of the fall. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Broken, Concrete Floor, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Hole, Lung, Paint, Puncture, Rib

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			2	34

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1487335.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 16 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause:

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