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Accident Summary Nr: 101013.015 - Employee falls from scaffold ladder and injures head and hip

Accident Summary Nr: 101013.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 10/19/2017
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1273043.01510/23/2017238140Easthaven Incorporated

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on October 19, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a masonry contractor, was working at the multiemployer construction site of a two-story commercial building. He was working from a scaffold and engaged in exterior masonry work. Employee #1 then began climbing down the scaffold ladder. He fell from the top rung of the scaffold ladder and struck the pavement below, a fall height of 15 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a concussion and a fractured hip.

Keywords: Concussion, Construction, Descending, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hip, Ladder, Masonry Wall, Scaffold
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Commercial building New project or new addition   2 26

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Construction
1 1273043.015 71 M Hospitalized injury Distance of Fall: 15 feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet
Cause: Exterior masonry
Fatality Cause:

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