Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101040.015 - Employee Is Painting Bridge From Scaffold When He Falls, Str

Accident Summary Nr: 101040.015 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 06/19/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1279386.015	06/21/2017	1721	238320	317717311 - Purcell P&C Llc

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on June 19, 2017, Employee #1 was working from a scaffold and painting the understructure of a bridge. As he painted, he lost his balance and fell off the scaffold. Employee #1 fell approximately 15 ft into a pit and landed on a cement surface. He suffered back injuries, broken ribs, sternum, brain contusion and bruised lungs. Employee #1 was airlifted and transported to a medical center, where he received treatment and was then hospitalized.

Keywords: Back, Brain, Contusion, Fall, Fracture, Lung, Paint, Painter, Rib, Scaffold

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Alteration or rehabilitation		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000		18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1279386.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 18 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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