Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117756.015 - Employee fractures ribs in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 117756.015 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 06/20/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1413805.015	07/08/2019	1521	236115	317724791 - In Good Hands Llc

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on June 20, 2019, Employee #1 was working from a ladder jack scaffold and installing soffit material in a residential home. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to a dirt lower level. The employee sustained broken ribs due to the fall and was later that day admitted to the hospital for treatment.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Ladder Jack Scaffold, Residential Construction, Rib, Soffit

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1413805.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: 1 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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