Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 134737.015 - Employee falls from height, incurs head trauma and fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 134737.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 12/21/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1524780.015	04/13/2021		238190	Carroll Metal Works, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:34 a.m. on December 21, 2020, Employee #1, a Steel Fitter for Carroll Metal Works, Inc., was removing a wooden guardrail. The guardrail gave way under the employee's weight during disassembly, and the employee fell into the concrete pit below. The employee was not wearing fall protection during the incident. The fall resulted in head trauma and a fractured vertebrae. The employee was hospitalized and treated but was released the following day, December 22, 2020.

Keywords: Concrete, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Pit, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1524780.015	46	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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