Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 110052.015 - Employee fractures both knees in fall

Accident Summary Nr: 110052.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 10/12/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1353201.015	10/15/2018		238170	Mrg Construction Llc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on October 12, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was applying surfacing to the exterior of a three-story multifamily apartment building. He was straddling a guardrail and leaning over to nail plywood to the building. The guardrail was not fully secured to the building, and it swung outward. Employee #1 fell and struck the concrete surface, a fall height of 11 feet. He was wearing a fall protection harness, but there was too much slack in the lifeline, and it failed to arrest his fall. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for fractures of both knees and lacerations to his right hand and chin.

Keywords: Equipment Failure, Face, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Guardrail, Hand, Knee, Laceration, Leaning over, Nail, Residential Construction, Structural Collapse, Unsecured, Work Platform

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1353201.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause:

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