Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104402.015 - Employee falls while dismantling scaffold and fractures spin

Accident Summary Nr: 104402.015 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 03/27/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1306141.015	04/02/2018		238140	Erin Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on March 27, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at the site of a new two-story residence. He was dismantling a scaffold that had been used for exterior chimney work when he fell from the scaffold's fourth level, a fall height of 35 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fracture to his spine's C6 vertebra.

Keywords: Back, Dismantling, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Residential Construction, Scaffold, Spine, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1306141.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 35 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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