Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101526.015 - Employee sustains fractured hip in foot fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 101526.015 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 08/31/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1260977.015	08/31/2017		238310	Fairfield Insulation Llc

Abstract: At 2:21 p.m. on August 31, 2017, Employee #1 was standing on a 15 foot mobile tubular frame scaffold, spraying foam insulation onto the ceiling. A coworker tried to reposition the scaffold, causing it to fall over. Employee #1 fell to the concrete floor below and sustained a hip fracture. He was hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: Concrete Slab, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hip, Scaffold, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			1	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1260977.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Insulation Workers	Distance of Fall: 15 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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