Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117707.015 - Employee's leg is fractured when struck by falling scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 117707.015 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 07/01/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1413340.015	07/03/2019		238140	Eshbach Brothers, Lp

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on July 1, 2019, Employee #1 and coworkers were performing masonry work at a multifamily residential structure that was being constructed. Employee #1 was performing various duties at ground level in the general area where scaffolding was being erected. Scaffolding planks that were being lifted to the first deck fell and struck the employee. The employee required hospitalization and treatment for a fractured leg.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Construction, Erection Process, Falling Object, Fracture, Leg, Masonry, Plank, Raised platform, Scaffold, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1413340.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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