Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201064193 - Employee Injured after Being Struck by a Falling Lamp Post

Accident Summary Nr: 201064193 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 05/01/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300786555	06/28/2001	1795	238910	T C Construction

Abstract: On May 1 2001, Employee #1 was injured while removing a lamp post in a parking lot. Employee #1 was cutting the base of the post when a section at the top came loose and on fell him. Employee #1 was struck on the head, face and shoulder by the falling light fixture. An off-duty ambulance was in the vicinity and was flagged down by the foreman, and Employee #1 was transported to a local hospital. Employee #1 suffered lacerations, a concussion, and a broken collarbone. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, COLLARBONE, LIGHTING FIXTURE, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, FACE, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Demolition		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300786555			Hospitalized injury	Freezing/Frost Bite	Occupation not reported

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