Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98481.015 - Worker falls through mezzanine floor opening and is severely

Accident Summary Nr: 98481.015 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 08/15/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1258661.015	08/22/2017		238290	Caravels, Llc

Abstract: At 9:20 a.m. on August 15, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a company in the electrical transformer industry, was working in a high voltage laboratory generator room. He was on an elevated mezzanine and working from an existing floor grating to reinstall the fiberglass floor grating. Employee #1 fell through an opening in the floor grating and landed on top of a metal electrical cabinet, a fall height of approximately 24 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital and admitted. His injuries included multiple spinal fractures, multiple rib fractures, a fractured left clavicle, a right frontal lobe contusion, a lacerated spleen, a fractured left arm and wrist, a fractured sternum, a fractured left leg, a punctured left lung, and head injuries.

Keywords: Chest, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Floor Opening, Head, Leg, Lung, Rib, Spine

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition				32

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1258661.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical and electronic technicians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause:

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