Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140527.015 - Employee Incurs Internal Injuries And Fractures In Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 140527.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 10/25/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1560181.015	10/26/2021		221112	Enerfab Power & Industrial, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:25 a.m. on October 25, 2021, an employee was removing a catalyst basket at a fossil fuel power generation facility during installation and rehabilitation of decking. The employee and two coworkers had lifted the basket and were pushing it along tracks. While the two coworkers were pulling on the catalyst basket, the employee stepped behind the basket being moved. The employee fell through an uncovered floor opening, striking and landing on a metal damper 41 feet below. The employee incurred a fractured pelvis and internal organ damage in the fall and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Fall, Fall From Elevation, Floor Hole, Floor Opening, Fracture, Internal Injuries, Pelvis, Unguarded, Unguarded Fl Opening, Unprotected

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation				41

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1560181.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Boilermakers	Distance of Fall: 41 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 41 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause:

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