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Accident: 103496.015 - Employee Dismantling Scaffold Falls And Breaks Wrists
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1298474.015 | 03/01/2018 | Bmc West, Llc |
At 9:00 a.m. on February 26, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction compa ny, was working at a construction site for two new two-story residences. He was dismantling a metal scaffold, standing on the second level and removing the thi rd level's 6-foot long frame. As he lifted the frame and proceeded to throw it to the ground, a pin attached to the frame became entangled in his sweater. As the frame fell, Employee #1 was pulled from the scaffold and 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 fractures to both wrists.
Keywords:
clothing, demolition, dismantling, entangled, fall, fall protection, fracture, residential construction, scaffold, wrist
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single family or duplex dwelling | New project or new addition | 2 | 12 | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1298474.015 | 42 | M | Hospitalized injury | Construction laborers | FallDist: 12 FallHt:12 Cause: Demolition FatCause: |