Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107572.015 - Employee falls and breaks arm and pelvis while walking down

Accident Summary Nr: 107572.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 03/06/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1308259.015	04/11/2018		238390	D & J Drywall And Painting, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on March 6, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a painting and drywall company, was painting a wooden pergola/trellis. He began to walk down boards to take his lunch break. A wooden board that he stepped on splintered and broke off from the structure. Employee #1 fell and struck the concrete surface, a fall height of 9.5 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractures to his arm and pelvis.

Keywords: Arm, Construction, Descending, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Painter, Pelvis, Structural Collapse, Work Rules

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair				10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1308259.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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