Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 97340.015 - Employee strikes head in fall and is hospitalized

Accident Summary Nr: 97340.015 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 04/21/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1228384.015	04/25/2017		333111	West Coast Industrial Systems, Inc

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on April 21, 2017, an employee was assisting in the relocation of a chipping conveyor to another building. As the employee stood on the machine's conveyor to adjust the rigging, the conveyor shifted. The employee fell approximately 7.7 feet, striking his head on a concrete floor. He sustained a skull fracture, resulting in a concussion, which he was hospitalized and received treatment.

Keywords: Concussion, Elevated Work Platform, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1228384.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Millwrights	Distance of Fall: 8 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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