Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100597.015 - Employee erecting scaffold falls and injures back

Accident Summary Nr: 100597.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 10/02/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1268200.015	10/10/2017		238140	Baker Construction Company Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on October 2, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was preparing for exterior masonry work on a parapet wall at a multiemployer construction project, a multifamily residential building. He was operating a crane to guide an M2 Hydro Mobile Scaffold into place. When the scaffold became wedged, he stepped onto the scaffold to free it. Employee #1, who was not using fall protection, slipped and fell, a fall height of 14 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a back injury.

Keywords: Back, Crane, Erection Process, Fall, Fall Protection, Mobile Scaffold, Repair, Residential Construction, Slip, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1268200.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Operating engineers	Distance of Fall: 14 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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