Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 102719.015 - Employee falls from scaffold and injures leg and shoulder

Accident Summary Nr: 102719.015 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 01/19/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1292171.015	02/02/2018		238350	Interior Concepts, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on January 19, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in interior carpentry at a multiemployer construction project, a residential structure. He was working from a baker's scaffold (a mobile tubular welded frame scaffold) and hanging window shades when he fell and struck a protruding electrical box on the ground. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fracture and muscle damage to his left leg and a shoulder injury. Employee #1 required surgery for his injuries.

Keywords: Electrical Box, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Leg, Mobile Scaffold, Residential Construction, Scaffold, Shoulder, Struck Against

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1292171.015	64	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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