Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 102306.015 - Employee falls from soffit/deck, sustaining multiple fractur

Accident Summary Nr: 102306.015 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 09/18/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1266030.015	09/28/2017		238170	Silicon Valley Sheet Metal, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:20 p.m. on September 18, 2017, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a sheet metal company, were working at a multiemployer construction worksite of a two-story residential building. They were working from a soffit/deck, installing flashing for windows. Employee #1 fell from the deck approximately 12 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractures to both arms, both elbows, and a wrist.

Keywords: Arm, Decking, Elbow, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Residential Construction, Work Platform, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1266030.015	46	M	Hospitalized injury		Sheet metal workers	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause:

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