Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104106.015 - Employee falls from reactor and fractures jaw and face

Accident Summary Nr: 104106.015 -- Report ID: 0950672 -- Event Date: 02/06/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1303805.015	02/13/2018		236220	Nooter Construction Company

Abstract: At 11:45 p.m. on February 2, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a four-story refinery. He was hanging lights on top of a reactor head in preparation for rigging. Employee #1 fell through an open 3-foot by 3-foot grating, a fall height of approximately 48 feet. As he fell, he made contact with a temporary scaffold that helped break his fall. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for jaw and facial fractures.

Keywords: Construction, Face, Fall, Fall Protection, Floor Hole, Fracture, Grating, Installing, Lighting, Reactor

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Refinery		Maintenance or repair			4	48

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1303805.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause:

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