Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119514.015 - Employee falls and suffers fractures while installing insula

Accident Summary Nr: 119514.015 -- Report ID: 0257240 -- Event Date: 08/30/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1427991.015	09/03/2019		236220	Guillo Construction

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on August 30, 2019, Employee # 1 was installing insulation and zinc plating. He disconnected the lanyard from its security harness, which was connected to a lifeline in order to connect himself to a separate lifeline. He never reconnected himself and he walked over a zinc plate that was not fully installed. The plate was covered in insulation and once Employee # 1 stepped on the plate, he slipped and fell through the insulation to the floor below. Employee # 1 fell 20 feet and 5 inches. He sustained fractures in his back, the left side of his head, and his left hand wrist and was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Back, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Harness, Head, Insulation, Lifeline, Slip, Slippery Surface, Wrist, Zinc Plating

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1427991.015	70	M	Hospitalized injury		Sheet metal worker apprentices	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause:

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