Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100438.015 - Employee Suffers Serious Unspecified Fractures When Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 100438.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 06/16/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1240345.015	06/16/2017		236116	Baksh Construction

Abstract: At approximately 9:10 a.m. on June 16, 2017, Employee #1 was operating a nail gun. He was nailing exterior wood siding on the gable end fascia on a residential construction project. Employee #1 used a scaffold at an approximate height of 25 feet to reach the gable end fascia. As he punched in the first nail into the siding, the scaffold fell away from the residence and collapsed. Employee #1 suffered serious unspecified fractures. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he received treatment and was then hospitalized.

Keywords: Fall, Fracture, Installing, Nail, Scaffold

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2	35

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1240345.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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