Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116196.015 - Employee falls from scaffold, sustains multiple fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 116196.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 05/06/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1400284.015	05/13/2019		237990	Specialty Tank Services

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on May 6, 2019, Employee #1 was dismantling the engineering scaffold at a refinery. During this process the employee fell, a fall height of 56 feet. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of compound fractures to his legs and ankles and two fractured ribs.

Keywords: Ankle, Construction, Dismantling, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Leg, Rib, Scaffold

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Refinery		New project or new addition				60

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1400284.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 56 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 56 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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