Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104669.015 - Employee falls from scaffold and incurs multiple injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 104669.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 12/11/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1289652.015	01/22/2018		238130	Weslar Inc.

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on December 11, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a home builder, was working at the construction site for a two-story residence. He was installing handrails on a scaffold when he fell, a fall height of 20 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractures to his spine and ribs, a punctured lung, an ear contusion, and arm swelling.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Lung, Puncture, Residential Construction, Rib, Scaffold, Spine

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	1289652.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenter	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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