Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171058860 - Employee injured when struck by falling equipment box

Accident Summary Nr: 171058860 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 03/06/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301167995	03/10/2000	1743	0	Mountain America Tile

Abstract: Employee #1 was part of a crew of workers moving an equipment box into a construction elevator when the elevator shifted. The box tilted and fell on Employee #1. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, ELEVATOR, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE LOAD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301167995			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Tile setters, hard and soft	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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