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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 NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1530160.01505/11/2021928110Tobyhanna 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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