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Accident Summary Nr: 140748.015 - Employee is struck by falling steel stud dislodged during wi

Accident Summary Nr: 140748.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 03/09/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1518722.015	03/10/2021		236210	Ecs Midwest, Llc

Abstract: At 1:05 p.m. on March 9, 2021, Employee #1, a field technician, was on the ground waiting to take a sample of concrete to be poured for a project. A 12-gauge steel stud, spanning floors one through five, became dislodged due to a recent windstorm and fell from the structure. The stud first struck a pump truck, breaking part of its fall, before hitting the top of Employee #1's hard hat. The employee was transported to the hospital and was released the following day after treatment.

Keywords: Concrete, Fall, Falling Object, Head, Steel, Struck Against, Struck By, Wind Farm

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1518722.015	30	F	Hospitalized injury		Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause:

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