Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130300.015 - Employee incurs concussion and fractures ribs in fall from c

Accident Summary Nr: 130300.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 10/02/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1497201.015	10/13/2020		238990	Blast Abrasive System Installation Llc

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on October 2, 2020, an employee was working from a scissor lift, installing a handrail on a catwalk. The employee got out of the scissor lift and got onto the catwalk to adjust a section of grating. While he was adjusting the grating, the grating came off the support beam, and he fell 14 feet to the floor. The employee was hospitalized to treat a concussion and broken ribs.

Keywords: Adjust, Beam, Broken Bone, Catwalk, Concussion, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Grating, Handrail, Installing, Rib, Scissor lift

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition				22

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1497201.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 14 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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