Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127489.015 - Employee dies after knee injury, amputation, and infection

Accident Summary Nr: 127489.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 06/25/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1481991.015	06/27/2020		237310	J.D. Abrams, L.P.

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on June 25, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in form work for a new road. He was using a sledge hammer to set a form stake for a footing. The employee missed the stake, and the weight of the hammer caused the employee to twist and fall on his right knee. The employee was transported to the hospital and treated for a sprained right knee and a torn medial meniscus. The employee required amputation above the right knee. An infection developed, and Employee #1 died from complications of the original injury.

Keywords: Amputation, Construction, Fall, Form work, Hand Tool, Highway, Infection, Installing, Knee, Lost Balance, Road, Sprain, Stakes

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition			0	0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1481991.015	57	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming for piers or pylons Fatality Cause:

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