Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 113420.015 - Employee falls from scaffold and injures back

Accident Summary Nr: 113420.015 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 12/20/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1367852.015	12/21/2018		238140	F & S Ruiz Construction Inc Llc

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on December 20, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a masonry construction company, was working from a scaffold and engaged in bricklaying on the side of a new multifamily residential structure. He experienced dizziness, and his legs gave out from under him. The employee fell through the scaffolding and struck his back on impact with the ground. The employee was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for his back injury.

Keywords: Back, Brick, Dizziness, Elbow, Fall, Fall Protection, Installing, Masonry Wall, Residential Construction, Scaffold

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1367852.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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