Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114420.015 - Employee sustains multiple injuries when struck by wastewate

Accident Summary Nr: 114420.015 -- Report ID: 0253420 -- Event Date: 02/23/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1384650.015	02/25/2019		221320	Atlantic County Utilities Authority - Atlantic City Wastewater Facility

Abstract: On February 23, 2019, an employee was inside the vertical bar screen channel while cutting two bolts with a plasma cutter when his coworker activated a hoist to remove the bar screen for a wastewater treatment system. The employee was struck and pinned in the bottom of the space when the sling broke and the screen fell on top of him. Emergency Services responded and they pulled the employee out. The employee sustained a fractured rib, concussion and multiple contusions as well as being hospitalized.

Keywords: Concussion, Contusion, Fracture, Pinned, Rib, Screen, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1384650.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Mechanical engineering technicians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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