Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 102651.015 - Employee falls when work platform falls and bruises lungs

Accident Summary Nr: 102651.015 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 01/17/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1290271.015	01/24/2018		238120	Magnum Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:45 p.m. on January 17, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was preparing to conduct welding on the second floor edge of a three-story commercial building that was being constructed. He was standing on a work platform that was being lifted on the forks of a forklift. The work platform slid off the forks, and Employee #1 fell, a fall height of 12 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for bruising to his lungs and side torso.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Construction, Contusion, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Lung, Torso, Welding

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1290271.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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