Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120246.015 - Employee injures head in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 120246.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 05/21/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1414401.015	07/11/2019		238130	Circle M Contractors

Abstract: At 9:46 a.m. on May 21, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a framing contractor, was framing parts of the roof and installing weatherproofing paper during construction of a three-story multifamily residential structure. The employee was working from a metal scaffold three stages high, with a fully planked platform and ladder access. The employee slipped and fell a height of 2 to 3 feet between the inboard edge of the scaffold plank and the face of the building, striking his head on parts of the scaffold. The employee stated that no parts of the scaffold were missing. The distance between the plank and building was 13 to 16 inches. The employee required hospitalization and treatment for head injuries.

Keywords: Building, Caught Between, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection, Framing, Head, Installing, Plank, Residential Construction, Roof, Scaffold, Slip, Struck Against, Waterproofing, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			3	39

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1414401.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 3 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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