Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116839.015 - Employee fractures ribs and pelvis in fall when balcony rail

Accident Summary Nr: 116839.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 10/10/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1377443.015	02/11/2019		236115	Ca Rogers Construction Co

Abstract: At 3:45 p.m. on October 10, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in maintenance work at a two-story residential structure. Using an 18 gallon plastic bucket and a rope, he was lowering debris from a second story balcony. The existing fixed wood railing failed, causing the floor of the balcony to collapse. Employee #1 fell, a fall height of 10 feet, and struck the concrete floor below the balcony. He was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of fractured ribs and pelvis and punctured lungs.

Keywords: Balcony, Blunt force trauma, Cleaning, Collapsed lung, Concrete, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Guardrail, Lung, Maintenance, Pelvis, Puncture, Repair, Residential Construction, Rib, Structural Collapse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair			2	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1377443.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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