Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201523628 - Employee Is Struck by Falling Object and Receives Injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 201523628 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 07/09/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314617119	07/27/2010	1795	238910	Lvi Environmental Services, Inc.

Abstract: On July 9, 2010, Employee #1 was leveling off construction debris in a dumpster. The dumpster was located directly underneath a chute system, which was attached to a 10 story building under renovation. As he worked within the dumpster, a coworker dropped a piece of cored concrete floor with an approximately diameter of 10 in. and length of 8 in. into the chute on the tenth floor. It traveled through the chute and struck Employee #1 on his right side. He sustained five broken ribs, a lacerated liver, a lacerated kidney and fluid-filled lungs. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center where he received treatment and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, DUMPSTER, LIVER, LACERATION, RIB, STRUCK BY, KIDNEY, FALLING OBJECT, CONCRETE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	10	90

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314617119			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Unloading-loading equipment/material (except by cr

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