Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107021.015 - Employee fractures skull, ribs in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 107021.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 06/19/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1327614.015	06/29/2018		238130	Cw Construction

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on June 19, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in interior framing work - installing joist blocks - for a new residential structure. He used an A-frame ladder to climb onto a makeshift single-plank scaffold. Employee #1 lost balance, fell 5 feet, and struck the concrete floor. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for a fractured skull and fractured ribs.

Keywords: Concrete, Equipment Failure, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Joist, Ladder, Lost Balance, Plank, Residential Construction, Rib, Scaffold, Skull, Work Platform

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition				5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1327614.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 5 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.