Accident Report Detail
Accident: 113156.015 - Employee Fractures Leg When Struck By Falling Drywall Stack
Accident: 113156.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 10/08/2018 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1362971.015 | 01/31/2019 | Atlas Mechanical Inc. | |||||
At 12:47 p.m. on October 8, 2018, Employee #1, employed by an HVAC company, was working at the construction site of a multifamily residential and retail project . He attempted to move an unsecured vertical stack of drywall, because he neede d to work behind the stack. The stack tipped over and fell, striking his right lower leg. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted f or treatment of a lower leg fracture. | |||||||
Keywords:
blunt force trauma, construction, drywall, falling object, fracture, hvac, leg, lumber stack, material handling, residential construction, struck by, unsecured
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1362971.015 | 48 | M | Hospitalized injury | Construction laborers |