Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201203908 - Employee Fractures Back in Structure Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 201203908 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 01/16/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311771794	01/18/2008	1611	237310	Wildish Construction Co
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311772073	01/30/2008	1791	238120	R2 M2 Rebar & Stressing Inc

Abstract: On January 16, 2008, Employee #1 was working on scaffolding attached to a water tank under construction. For some reason, the structure collapsed. Employee #1 sustained a fractured back. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: WATER TANK, FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, FALL, SCAFFOLD

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311771794			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	311772073					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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