Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201639721 - Employee Sustains Multiple Injuries in Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201639721 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 10/29/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314969288	11/01/2010	1542	237110	Stellar J Corp
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314969296	11/01/2010	4952	221320	City Of Portland

Abstract: On October 29, 2010, Employee #1 was drilling holes into the concrete forms for the horizontal beam of the digester control room while standing on the cross-braces of the shoring system. He completed the task and began descending the cross-bracing of the shoring system and lost his grip. Employee #1 fell approximately 10.083 feet to the concrete below, resulting in a fractured vertebra, lacerated liver, fractured ribs, and fractured wrist. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: CROSSARM, RIB, HAND TOOL, CONCRETE, BEAM, FRACTURE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, VERTEBRA, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	4	42

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314969288			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)
2	314969296					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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