Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114307.015 - Employee falls from ladder on scaffold and breaks hand

Accident Summary Nr: 114307.015 -- Report ID: 0214500 -- Event Date: 11/26/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1382107.015	11/26/2018		238140	G&G General Contracting

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on November 26, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a masonry contractor, was engaged in rehabilitation work on the stucco exterior of a two-story multifamily residential building. To reach the needed height, he was using a Werner A-frame ladder set on a mobile scaffold. The employee fell, a fall height of 11 feet. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of a fractured left hand.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hand, Mobile Scaffold, Rehabilitation, Residential Construction, Stepladder, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1382107.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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