Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 106676.015 - Two employees fall when scaffold tips over; one breaks leg,

Accident Summary Nr: 106676.015 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 05/08/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1323662.015	06/19/2018		238170	Leingang Group, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on May 8, 2018, Employees #1 and #2, employed by a construction company, were installing metal siding to an existing residence. They were working from a makeshift scaffold when the scaffold tipped over. Both employees fell, a fall height of 5 feet. The employees were transported to the hospital, where Employee #2 was treated for a sprained ankle and released. Employee #1 required hospitalization and treatment for a fractured leg.

Keywords: Ankle, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Leg, Metal Siding, Residential Construction, Scaffold, Sprain, Structural Collapse, Unsecured, Unstable Position

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			0	5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1323662.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 5 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause:
2	1323662.015	31	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 5 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause:

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