Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99504.015 - Employee Receives Multiple Injuries When Precast Concrete St

Accident Summary Nr: 99504.015 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 06/27/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1245724.015	06/27/2017		236220	Jeffrey Brown Contracting, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 1:45 p.m. on June 27, 2017, Employee #1 was using a portable jackhammer to chip around pins in the concrete steps. As the employee was chipping the concrete in the area around a pin, the stairway system shifted and collapsed. The employee fell a distance of approximately 15 ft onto a concrete floor. Sections of the precast stairs then fell on his legs. Employee #1 sustained a right leg fracture from the knee down, abrasions on his right thigh, chipped front teeth and neck pain. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he received treatment and was then hospitalized.

Keywords: Abrasion, Demolition, Fall, Fracture, Jackhammer, Leg, Stair, Struck By, Structural Collapse, Thigh

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Demolition			4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1245724.015	18	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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