Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135513.015 - Employee sustains multiple injuries in fall while repairing

Accident Summary Nr: 135513.015 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 05/10/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1530160.015	05/11/2021		928110	Tobyhanna Army Depot

Abstract: At 10:15 a.m. on May 10, 2021, an employee working as an HVAC technician for a military depot was working on an HVAC unit on the top of a ceiling. The employee fell through the metal trusses in the drop ceiling approximately 11 feet striking the floor and chairs below. The employee was hospitalized to treat severe back pain and was having difficulty breathing.

Keywords: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Breathing, Ceiling, Chair, Chest, Chest pain, Concrete Floor, Contusion, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor, Fracture, HVAC, Head, Maintenance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Roof, Service Technician, Shortness of breath, Sprain, Suspended Ceiling, Technician, Truss, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1530160.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics

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