Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132468.015 - Employee fractures ankle in fall on metal ventilation grate

Accident Summary Nr: 132468.015 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 11/28/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1505252.015	12/07/2020		238390	Mancini Sheet Metal Inc

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on November 28, 2020, an employee working for a sheet metal contractor was installing ventilation grating. The employee slipped and fell on the unsecured grating. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured ankle.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Commercial Building, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Foot, Fracture, Grate, Grating, Installing, Lack of Engineering Controls, Sheet Metal, Slip, Slippery Surface, Unsafe Position, Unsecured, Ventilation, Walking Surface, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation				15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1505252.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 15 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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