Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 108093.015 - Two employees fall from scaffolding, one employee is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 108093.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 08/08/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1337043.015	08/08/2018		238990	Emmanuel Gomez

Abstract: At 2:57 a.m. on August 8, 2018, two employees were installing insulation and were using a two-tiered mobile scaffolding approximately 12 feet tall with no outriggers or railing attached. Both employees fell to the floor when the scaffolding tipped over and fell. Employee #1 was killed during the fall and Employee #2 suffered a broken wrist, laceration over his left eye, and a concussion.

Keywords: Concussion, Fall, Fracture, Head, Laceration, Scaffold, Scaffold Collapse, Scaffolding, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Other			1	22	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1337043.015	63	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:
2	1337043.015	57	M	Fatality		Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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