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Accident Summary Nr: 135794.015 - Employee sustains head injuries in fall off wall to concrete

Accident Summary Nr: 135794.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 12/02/2020
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1510465.01501/13/2021236220Dove Construction

Abstract: At 4:40 p.m. on December 2, 2020, an employee working as a construction laborer for a commercial building contractor was installing joists for a deck inside a new section of a laundromat. The employee was walking along the top of a 4-inch-wide wall approximately 8 feet above the concrete pavement when he fell. The employee was hospitalized to treat a concussion and a head laceration. He developed amnesia and only recalls waking up in the ambulance.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Commercial Building, Concussion, Construction, Decking, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Installing, Joist, Laborer, Laceration, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Unknown, Walking Surface, Wall, Work Surface
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Commercial building Alteration or rehabilitation   1

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1510465.015 66 M Hospitalized injury Construction Laborer Distance of Fall: 10 feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet
Cause: Interior carpentry
Fatality Cause:

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