Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114912.015 - Employee receives head injury when falling pipe strikes back

Accident Summary Nr: 114912.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 03/18/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1387634.015	03/28/2019		238220	Affordable Fire Protection Co.

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on March 18, 2019, an employee and coworker carried a twenty-one foot long by six-inch wide pipe on their shoulders. At some point, the coworker lost balance, fell and dropped the pipe, which rolled off the employees shoulder, bounced off the ground and struck the employee on the back of the head. The employee was hospitalized with a subdural hematoma and sprained neck.

Keywords: Dropped, Falling Object, Head, Lost Balance, Neck, Pipe, Shoulder, Sprain, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1387634.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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