Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99356.015 - Employee falls between building rails and fractures leg and

Accident Summary Nr: 99356.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 09/27/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1266847.015	09/28/2017		238220	Rk Mechanical, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on September 27, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a mechanical contractor, was cleaning debris from the eighth floor of a commercial building being constructed. As he worked, he fell between the upper and mid rails, struck a port-a-john on ground level, and rolled off onto the ground. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for leg and hip fractures and a hip dislocation.

Keywords: Cleaning, Construction, Dislocated, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hip, Leg, Midrail, Rail

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	11

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1266847.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause:

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