Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142565.015 - Employee dies of blunt force injuries sustained in fall from

Accident Summary Nr: 142565.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 01/07/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1571577.015	01/07/2022		236220	Industrial Cork Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:35 a.m. on January 7, 2022, an employee laid on a furniture dolly and rolled along a suspended ceiling made of insulated metal panels to retrieve a battery. While rolling along the ceiling tiles, the employee fell from an edge of a panel. The employee was transported by ambulance to the hospital to treat unspecified, blunt force injuries, but later died.

Keywords: Blunt force, Ceiling Panel, Emergency Response, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Hospital, Suspended Ceiling

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1571577.015	44	M	Fatality		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 36 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 36 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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