Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200358364 - Employee's Neck Fractured, Shoulder Dislocated

Accident Summary Nr: 200358364 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 12/22/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313828469	03/08/2010	1741	238140	Horace Smith Dba Carolina Construction
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313828451	03/05/2010	1542	236220	Dargan Constrution Company, Llc

Abstract: On December 22, 2009, Employee #1 was setting cinder blocks on an elevator shaft, located on the second floor of a structure. The elevator's platform descended over him, striking him on the back of his neck. He sustained multiple fractures on his neck and a dislocated shoulder. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: SHOULDER, ELEVATOR SHAFT, PLATFORM, FRACTURE, DISLOCATED, NECK, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313828469			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Elevator (struck by elevator or counter-weights)
2	313828451					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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