Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135686.015 - Employee breaks leg in trip and fall over loose floor grate

Accident Summary Nr: 135686.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 05/12/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1531584.015	05/18/2021		327993	K C Industrial Constructors Inc

Abstract: At 9:35 a.m. on May 12, 2021, an employee working as a contractor and serving as the Field Superintendent for an industrial services company was working in a decommissioned paint booth oven at a client's paint building. The employee was in the process of conducting a bid walk to put together a proposal for the removal of several parts within the area. The employee was walking inside the booth when a piece of the metal grate flooring dislodged and kicked out from under his right foot. The employee tripped and fell and was hospitalized to treat a broken left tibia.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Floor, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Floor Grate, Fracture, Grate, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Leg, Metal, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Paint Booth, Supervisor, Tibia, Tripped, Unsecured, Unsecured Panel, Walking Surface, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation			3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1531584.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 3 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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