Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109508.015 - Employee erecting scaffold falls and cuts forehead

Accident Summary Nr: 109508.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 04/02/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1306761.015	04/05/2018		238140	J Ginger Masonry, Lp

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on April 2, 2018, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a masonry construction company, were working at the site of a two-story commercial building. They were erecting scaffolding to the third level in preparation for the day's masonry work. They had installed third level planking when Employee #1, waiting to install the guardrail his coworker was passing up to him, tripped on a plank and fell, a fall height of 20 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was treated for a laceration and contusion to his forehead and then released the same day.

Keywords: Construction, Erection Process, Fall, Fall Protection, Forehead, Laceration, Plank, Scaffold, Tripped, Untrained

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1306761.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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