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Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture

1 hospitalization · 2024010011 · 1/2/2024 · Bolimex Construction

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Brain
Nature of injury
Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture

Cause

Event
Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source
Tiles ceramic, stone, glass
Secondary source
Building unspecified

Employer

Name
Bolimex Construction
Location
300 K Street NW, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20001
NAICS
238140
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a swing scaffold, preparing to install terracotta tile on the exterior of a building. Terracotta tiles that had been previously installed on the building detached and fell striking the employee in the head. The employee suffered lacerations to the head, a head injury, bleeding around the brain, and neck and back injuries.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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