Accident Investigation Summary |
Summary Nr: 201942794 |
Event: 06/30/2009 | Three Employees Are Injured When Porch Slab Collapses |
At approximately 11:50 a.m. on June 30, 2009, Employee #1, #2 and #3 were involved in the restoration of a resort hotel. As they worked, Employee #1 entered the eighteenth floor lanai (a porch) of a resort hotel. His weight caused the porch slab to collapse, resulting in his fall. He fell into the below lanai, where Employee #2 and #3 were working. Broken concrete slabs from the overhead collapsed lanai also fell and struck Employee #2. Employee #3 panicked and jumped onto a suspension scaffold located approximately 25 ft below. The three employees suffered injuries to their extremities and were transported to the Queen's Medical Center. Employee #1 suffered a sprained wrist and contusions. He underwent a medical imaging x-ray scan and was released. Employee #2 and #3 stayed in the hospital several more days to receive treatment for fractures. They were released from the hospital in the second week of July.
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Keywords:
concrete slab, fracture, collapse, fall, sprain, contusion, leg, wrist
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Inspection |
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Degree |
Nature |
Occupation |
1 |
313077323 |
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Hospitalized injury |
Fracture |
Concrete and terrazzo finishers |
2 |
313077323 |
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Hospitalized injury |
Fracture |
Concrete and terrazzo finishers |
3 |
313077323 |
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Non Hospitalized injury |
Strain/Sprain |
Concrete and terrazzo finishers |