Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132910.015 - Employee fractures ribs and vertebrae after falling

Accident Summary Nr: 132910.015 -- Report ID: 0155010 -- Event Date: 09/15/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1495626.015	09/21/2020		327320	Newport Sand & Gravel Co., Inc.

Abstract: At 8:55 a.m. on September 15, 2020, an employee was using a cutting torch to dismantle a conveyor that cantilevered from inside the main building into the truck loading bay. The employee cut a rail off the conveyor without fall protection, when the second rail twisted from the strain on the upper structure, causing the weld to fail on the upright support and drop. The employee fell approximately ten feet to the ground. The employee fractured four ribs and four vertebrae and was hospitalized. The employee was harmed when the upright support on the conveyor failed.

Keywords: Broken Weld, Conveyor, Cutting, Dismantling, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Rib, Torch cutting, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		Demolition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1495626.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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