Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133248.015 - Employee falls from fourth floor and incurs multiple fractur

Accident Summary Nr: 133248.015 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 02/08/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1514587.015	02/10/2021		236220	Platinum Drywall, Humansville Mo

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on February 8, 2020, Employee #1 was working for an organization involved in Commercial & Institutional Construction Activities. Employee #1 was unloading drywall mud from a container that was being elevated by a fork truck. Employee #1 was not utilizing fall protection. The container holding the drywall mud was not attached to the forks thus it tipped over causing Employee #1 fell 37.8 feet to the ground. Employee #1 suffered multiple fractures to the pelvis, leg, head and clavicle. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Clavicle, Construction vehicle, Container, Drywall, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Forklift, Fracture, Head, Leg, Motor Vehicle, Pelvis, Plaster, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Unloading, Vehicle

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1514587.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: 38 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 38 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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