Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115651.015 - Employee lacerates head in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 115651.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 04/10/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1395471.015	04/23/2019		238390	Systems Waterproofing, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on April 10, 2019, an employee of a waterproofing contractor was painting the metal gutters next to the roof of a residence. He was working from a scaffold when he stepped on a defective scaffold plank. The plank broke, and the employee fell through the scaffold, a fall height of approximately 11 feet. The employee was transported to the hospital for treatment of a laceration to the back of his head and right ear. He was released the same day.

Keywords: Ear, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Laceration, Paint, Plank, Residential Construction, Scaffold, Scaffold Collapse, Structural Collapse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		New project or new addition			1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1395471.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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