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Accident Summary Nr: 202315313 - Employee Is Struck by a Falling Object
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119648632 | 05/10/2005 | 1771 | 238110 | Joseph Albanese, Inc. |
Abstract: On April 20, 2005, Employee #1 was stripping forms and removing tie wire from a radius curb. Employee #1 was wearing a hard hat and safety shoes. A Skytrak highlift truck operated by a coworker, was attempting to unload approximately 25 to 27 4-ft by 10-ft by 0.5-in. unbundled particle shear board panels. He was unloading them onto a second story residential house. Employee #1 was approximately 6 ft away from the unloading operation, when a gust of wind blew the top panel off the load and it struck him. Employee #1 received multiple fractures and was hospitalized.
Keywords:
FRACTURE, HIGH WIND, IND TRK OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, FALLING OBJECT
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-family dwelling | New project or new addition | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | 3 | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 119648632 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Construction laborers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile |