Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 92136.015 - Worker moving rebar falls and sustains neck fracture

Accident Summary Nr: 92136.015 -- Report ID: 0936300 -- Event Date: 01/13/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1202684.015	01/17/2017		236220	Black Construction Corporation

Abstract: At 8:20 a.m. on January 13, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in forming work at a multiemployer construction site for a three-story commercial building. He was moving rebar on the third floor when he stepped onto an unsupported plywood plank. He fell approximately 10 feet from the third floor to the second floor stairway. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment. An initial CT scan indicated a compression fracture of the T11 thoracic vertebra.

Keywords: Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Floor Opening, Fracture, Material Handling, Neck, Rebar, Unsecured Panel, Vertebra

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	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1202684.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenter	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 36 feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause:

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