Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 113077.015 - Employee incurs injuries when struck by falling unsupported

Accident Summary Nr: 113077.015 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 01/23/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1373753.015	01/25/2019		238310	Trustforte General Contractors Inc.

Abstract: There were five inspections associated with this investigation: 1373753, 1373762, 1373764, 1373769, and 1374355, for a temporary staffing agency. This account was based on that of the temporary staffing agency. At 11:45 a.m. on January 23, 2019, an employee was working for a temporary staffing agency. He was cutting metal frame supports. He was working next to n unsupported drywall partition. The partition was approximately 2.4 meters (8 feet) tall and 1.8 meters (5 feet, 10 inches; or 5.83 feet) wide. When he pulled on an electrical cord, the wall fell onto his back. The employee was pinned between the wall and a chop saw. He was hospitalized to treat unspecified injuries.

Keywords: Construction, Drywall, Falling Object, Pinned, Struck By, Unsecured Panel

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1373753.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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