Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100641.015 - Employee falls from elevated platform and fractures shoulder

Accident Summary Nr: 100641.015 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 09/26/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1267521.015	10/02/2017		236220	Wickman Development & Construction

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on September 26, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in carpentry at a school. He was working from the elevated platform of an articulating scissor lift and securing pieces of plywood to cover the openings of a vertical exterior wall. Employee #1's foot slipped, he lost his balance, and he fell onto a lower roof, a fall height of approximately 20 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for left shoulder and rib fractures.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Construction, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Material Handling, Rib, Shoulder, Slip

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1267521.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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