Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200081610 - Employee is hospitalized after falling through floor opening

Accident Summary Nr: 200081610 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 06/14/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306409426	06/16/2003	1791	238120	S. Boscarino Construction, Llc

Abstract: On June 14, 2003, a construction employee fell four stories to the ground through a floor opening. He sustained a collapsed lung, broken vertebrae in the neck, broken ribs and a broken ankle. The employee was able to call for medical assistance on his own cell phone. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, NECK, VERTEBRA, ANKLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	6	60

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306409426			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Welding/Bu Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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