Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 110219.015 - Employee falls from truss and incurs contusions to back and

Accident Summary Nr: 110219.015 -- Report ID: 0216000 -- Event Date: 10/19/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1354465.015	10/19/2018		238110	Empire Structural Group, Llc.

Abstract: At 12:00 a.m. on October 19, 2018, an employee was standing on a nine and a half inch wide truss, used as planking to bridge a nine foot gap, while breaking asphalt with a powered hammer. At some point, the employee fell eight feet and landed on asphalt debris. The employee received multiple contusions to the back and neck and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Asphalt, Back, Bridging, Contusion, Fall, Fall Protection, Neck, Truss

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1354465.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: 8 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause:

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