Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104079.015 - Two employees are injured in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 104079.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 03/20/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1303650.015	03/22/2018		238140	Hicon Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on March 20, 2018, Employees #1 and #2, employed by a construction company, were engaged in exterior masonry work at a multiemployer construction project, a three-story commercial building. They were working from the planks of a scaffold when they fell through the planks, a fall height of 25 feet. Emergency services were called, and both employees were transported to the hospital. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for a fractured ankle. Employee #2 received treatment for his injuries, and he then was released without hospitalization.

Keywords: Ankle, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Plank, Scaffold

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	1303650.015	25	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: 25 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:
2	1303650.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: 25 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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