Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129945.015 - Two employees became trapped between building components dur

Accident Summary Nr: 129945.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 09/25/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1495172.015	09/30/2020		238120	Southern Environmental, Inc

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on September 25, 2020, Employees #1 and #2 were working for a structural steel contractor. The jobsite was the demolition of a commercial building. Employees #1 and #2 were standing on an elevated frame while performing demolition activities. The end of the frame opposite Employees #1 and #2 partially collapsed. This caused the end of the frame occupied by Employee #1 and #2 to rise trapping the employees between the frame and roof beam. Employees #1 and #2 were rescued by fellow employees and hospitalized to treat multiple injuries. Employees #1 suffered a concussion and Employee #2 suffered a spinal injury.

Keywords: Brain, Collapse, Concussion, Crushed, Crushing, Demolish, Demolition, Fall, Fracture, Frame, Head, Lumbar Fracture, Lumbar Injury, Spine, Steel, Trapped, Traumatic Brain Injury, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		Demolition			10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1495172.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:
2	1495172.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury			Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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