Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202464475 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Trellis

Accident Summary Nr: 202464475 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 02/10/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310196233	02/28/2007	1761	238390	Emerald Metal Products

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on February 10, 2007, an employee was installing architectural metal in the front entry trellis of a new commercial building being constructed. The employee slipped as he stood up from a seated position on the trellis to retrieve a metal piece of material to install. The employee fell forward and his head struck the right front column top rendering him unconscious and falling through an opening in the trellis 14-ft 2-in feet below to the concrete walkway. The coworkers came to the assistance of the employee and called the paramedics. The employee was taken to Henry Mayo Hospital, where he was diagnosed with a serious head laceration and two fractured vertebrae. The employee remained hospitalized for five days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, SLIP, METAL SHEET, LACERATION, NECK, VERTEBRA, WORK SURFACE, 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	4	48

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310196233			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Sheet metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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