Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129132.015 - Employee falls and struck by object, incurs multiple fractur

Accident Summary Nr: 129132.015 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 08/31/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1490905.015	09/01/2020		236220	Titan Reinforcing, Llc

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on August 31, 2020, Employee #1, an iron worker, was climbing a rebar wall to disconnect a tower crane. The employee was attached to the top of a steel wall curtain (17 feet horizontal x 24 feet vertical) with fall protection while the curtain was being positioned. After releasing the wall curtain from the crane, it overturned, causing Employee #1 to fall with the rebar wall and be struck by the wall and/or an air compressor on the ground. This incident resulted in multiple fractures to the employee's chest and ribs, requiring hospitalization. Weather conditions were not a factor in the event.

Keywords: Chest, Compressor, Crane, Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Fracture, Overturn, Rib, Struck By, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			0	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1490905.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Bolting-Up Fatality Cause:

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