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Accident Summary Nr: 167662.015 - Employee dies from punctured heart when struck by falling ro

Accident Summary Nr: 167662.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 06/22/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1757113.015	06/24/2024		238140	Group 21 Services Llc

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on June 22, 2024, an employee working as a construction laborer for a masonry contractor was drilling a 1/4-inch hole in a steel overhead I-beam. The drill fell and struck the employee in the chest. The employee died from a punctured heart.

Keywords: Beam, Chest, Construction, Drill Bit, Drilling, Falling Object, Hand Tool, Heart, Laborer, Mason, Masonry, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Residential Construction, Rotating Drill Bit, Steel Beam, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1757113.015	38	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause:

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