Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138535.015 - Employee fractures wrist and pelvis in fall while welding on

Accident Summary Nr: 138535.015 -- Report ID: 0316300 -- Event Date: 07/12/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1542417.015	07/14/2021		488320	Dominion Terminal Associates Llp

Abstract: At 10:00 p.m. on July 12, 2021, an employee working as a millwright for a marine cargo facility was welding a mild steel deflector onto a rail car dumper. The employee unhooked his lanyard to reach a welding rod when he received an electrical shock. The shock caused the employee to fall to the aluminum plank and steel floor below. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured wrist and pelvis.

Keywords: Anchor, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Competent Person, Dumper, Electric Shock, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor, Fracture, Lanyard, Metal, Millwright, Pelvis, Railroad Car, Reaching, Safety Device, Shock, Steel, Training, Unsecured, Welding, Work Surface, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		Alteration or rehabilitation				20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1542417.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Millwrights	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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