Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 102258.015 - Employee is knocked unconscious when struck by falling drywa

Accident Summary Nr: 102258.015 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 01/10/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1288089.015	01/16/2018		238220	Kaapland & Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on January 10, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a drywall company, was working at a two-story commercial building, which was a multiemployer construction site. As he walked on the site, two sheets of connected drywall fell and struck Employee #1 in the head, knocking him unconscious. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital where he was admitted and treated for a head injury.

Keywords: Building, Construction, Falling Object, Head, Panel, Panelboard, Struck By, Unconsciousness, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1288089.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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