Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133160.015 - Employee falls from ceiling and incurs multiple fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 133160.015 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 02/08/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1513769.015	02/08/2021		238150	The Salem Glass Co

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on February 8, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a site glass/glazier contractor. Employee #1 was removing panels from the ceiling in a garage space. Employee #1 used a ladder to get up above a ceiling panel and access the screws to detach it from ceiling. Employee #1 was working from the top of the ceiling panel. Employee #1 removed the last screw, and the panel swung open from the ceiling causing Employee #1 to fall approximately 14 ft. to the concrete floor. Employee #1 suffered fractures to his shoulder, neck and arm. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Ceiling, Ceiling Panel, Concrete Floor, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Frame, Glass, Hand Tool, Ladder, Neck, Shoulder, Stepladder, Swing

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition			5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1513769.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 14 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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