Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201078862 - Employee Fractures Chest in Fall Through Floor Opening

Accident Summary Nr: 201078862 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 11/10/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315346825	11/16/2012	1791	238120	Craneveyor Corp

Abstract: At approximately 5:30 a.m. on November 10, 2012, Employee #1, an ironworker, was working on a rooftop at a jobsite. The employee was installing a section of tube steel when he stepped into an unguarded roof opening. Employee #1 fell through the opening, striking the left side of his chest, which resulted in multiple rib fractures and a punctured lung. The employee was taken to an area hospital, where he required surgery. Employee #1 remains hospitalized.

Keywords: CHEST, INSTALLING, ROOF, STEEL, IRON WORKER, STUCK, FALL, ROOF OPENING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315346825			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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