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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 NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1513769.01502/08/2021238150The 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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