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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 NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1306141.01504/02/2018238140Erin 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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