Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 103525.015 - Employee falls from scaffold and injures head

Accident Summary Nr: 103525.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 02/22/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1298817.015	03/02/2018		236118	Kcs Contracting, Llc

Abstract: At 1:50 p.m. on February 22, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in demolition work at a multiemployer project, a one-story commercial building. He was standing on a baker scaffold and unscrewing track studs from the ceiling when the scaffold's unlocked wheels rolled. Employee #1 fell, a fall height of 5 feet. He struck his head on the concrete surface and lost consciousness. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a concussion and a dislocated shoulder.

Keywords: Caster, Concussion, Construction, Demolition, Fall, Fall Protection, Scaffold, Shoulder, Unconsciousness, Unsecured

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1298817.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 5 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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