Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309349694 - Northwest Hospital, Llc Dba Northwest Medical Cent

Inspection Information - Office: Arizona Division Of Occupational Safety And Health (Adosh)

Inspection Nr: 309349694

Report ID: 0950411

Date Opened: 08/31/2005

Site Address:
Northwest Hospital, Llc Dba Northwest Medical Cent
6200 N. La Cholla Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85741

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:8062

NAICS: 622110/General Medical and Surgical Hospitals

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/31/2005

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/31/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101994093

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201992005

Event: 08/31/2005

Hospital Administrator Is Injured When Ceiling Falls

On August 31, 2005, Employee #1 was working as a manager or administrator at the Northwest Medical Center. The canopy over the emergency room ambulance bay had been damaged on the south side entrance about three months prior. An engineer had been hired to make an assessment of the canopy prior to any demolition and renovation of the damaged areas. The engineer had instructed that only the damaged area of the canopy fascia be removed by a contractor in order that the extent of the damage be assessed. Employee #1 was under the canopy, when an approximately 33 foot by 33 foot hanging ceiling in the canopy fell on her. She sustained fractures to several parts of her body, and she was hospitalized. The hanging ceiling apparently underwent a sudden progressive failure before any assessment of its stability or structural integrity could be made.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, CEILING, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309349694			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Managers and administrators, n.e.c

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