Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112818.015 - Employee falls and injures back when scaffold plank breaks

Accident Summary Nr: 112818.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 01/17/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1372549.015	01/18/2019		238140	Mgv Masonry, Llc

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on January 17, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a masonry contractor, was working from the platform of a scaffold system at the multi-employer construction site for a new commercial building. The wood plank he was standing on cracked, and the employee fell. The employee was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for multiple injuries including injury to his back. Subsequent investigation revealed multiple problems with the scaffold system, including improper installation and overloading.

Keywords: Back, Construction, Elevated Work Platform, Equipment Failure, Fall, Fall Protection, Masonry Wall, Overloaded, Plank, Scaffold, Structural Collapse, Unsecured, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			5	33

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1372549.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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