Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 106464.015 - Employee falls and incurs multiple fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 106464.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 05/30/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1322537.015	06/13/2018		238130	H & L Construction

Abstract: At 10:52 a.m. on May 30, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a two-story commercial building. After instructing other employees in how to perform their task, he attempted to descend from an elevated work platform by scaling an exterior wall. The temporary brace he was wearing broke, and the employee fell, a fall height of 12 feet. Emergency services transported Employee #1 to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for multiple injuries, including fractures to his skull, wrists, nose, and eye sockets.

Keywords: Brace, Carpenter, Climbing On Column, Construction, Descending, Equipment Failure, Eye, Face, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Nose, PPE, Scaffold, Skull, Wall, Work Platform, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1322537.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenter	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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