Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 108494.015 - Employee falls, injures leg when scaffold tips over

Accident Summary Nr: 108494.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 07/16/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1332097.015	07/19/2018		236116	Turn Key General Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on July 16, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in demolition work at a one-story commercial building. He was standing on a wheeled scaffold platform and removing ductwork. The wheels were not locked. A wheel of the scaffold rolled over a hole in the floor, causing the scaffold to tip over. Employee #1 fell, a fall height of approximately 4 feet. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for an unspecified leg injury.

Keywords: Construction, Demolition, Fall, Fall Protection, Floor Hole, Leg, Overturn, Scaffold, Unsecured, Wheel

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1332097.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 4 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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