Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 93033.015 - Employee erecting tower sustains multiple injuries when sect

Accident Summary Nr: 93033.015 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 02/08/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1209542.015	02/09/2017		237130	Ers Tower, Llc

Abstract: At 1:15 p.m. on February 8, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a tower construction company, was engaged in pre-erection work at a communication tower construction site. He was installing parts on the tower when a 40-foot end section, partially supported by two jack stands, fell and struck him. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for multiple fractures and other injuries to his chest, shoulders, lungs, and neck. The subsequent investigation determined that the jack stands had been placed on a muddy surface. The stands settled into the mud, allowing that section of the tower to fall.

Keywords: Chest, Construction, Crushing, Falling Object, Fracture, Lung, Neck, Shoulder, Tower, Unstable Soil

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition				120

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1209542.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury

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