Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 201078854 - Employee Is Struck by Plate and Receives Leg Fractures
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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315346791 | 12/04/2012 | 1751 | 238350 | Mcbride Door & Hardware Inc |
Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on November 5, 2012, Employee #1 and a coworker were working at a facility that installed doors, frames and interior hardware. The employees were involved in the transportation of a large armor plate in the terminal of an airport. The plate had a thickness of 15.125 in., width of 3 ft and length of 4 ft, and weight of 600 lb. The plate was being placed onto a stack of armor kick plates inside a cargo container of the terminal. As the plate was located on the stack, the heavy stack of plates shifted and collapsed onto Employee #1's lower right leg. He was knocked to the ground and sustaining severe leg fractures to his tibia and fibula. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he underwent surgical procedures on the leg fractures and was then hospitalized over approximately 16 days for post-operative care and further treatment.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Commercial building | New project or new addition | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | 5 | 60 |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 315346791 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Supervisors, n.e.c. | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile |