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Bolimex Construction

Struck by other falling object n.e.c. — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture — WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Bolimex Construction in WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Employer Bolimex Construction Report ID 2024010011
Address 300 K Street NW City, State ZIP WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20001
Event Date January 2, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture Body Part Brain
Event Type Struck by other falling object n.e.c. Source of Injury Tiles ceramic, stone, glass
Secondary Source Building unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238140 Inspection # 1719563
GPS Coordinates 38.90000, -77.01000

Incident 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.

Incident Summary

On January 2, 2024, a worker at Bolimex Construction in WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA suffered cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture to the brain. The incident was classified as struck by other falling object n.e.c., with tiles ceramic, stone, glass identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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