Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 113803.015 - Employee shatters heels during scaffold erection

Accident Summary Nr: 113803.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 02/15/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1379997.015	02/21/2019		238140	Design Construction

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on February 15, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a masonry contractor, was erecting a scaffold at a multiemployer construction project. He was setting the second section of scaffolding framework onto the first section when he lost balance. The employee fell from the scaffolding, a fall height of 7 feet. Upon impact, he slipped on the icy surface and shattered both heels. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of his fractured heels.

Keywords: Construction, Erection Process, Foot, Fracture, Icy, Lost Balance, Multiemployer, Scaffold, Slip, Slippery Surface, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition				7

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1379997.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: 7 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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