Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117877.015 - Employee ruptures spleen, breaks ribs in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 117877.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 07/08/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1414738.015	07/11/2019		238140	Heartland Finishes Inc

Abstract: At 10:40 a.m. on July 8, 2019, an employee working as a stonemason for a masonry contractor was cleaning Nichiha Siding while working from Perry Scaffolding. The employee fell off the scaffolding to the ground below. The employee ruptured his spleen and broke his ribs, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken Bone, Chest, Cleaning, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Lost Balance, Masonry, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Rib, Rupture, Scaffold, Spleen, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation				6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1414738.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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