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Accident Summary Nr: 122280.015 - Employee sustains head trauma in fall off unguarded scaffold
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1449272.015 | 12/03/2019 | 238310 | Jose Luis Martinez Crespo |
Abstract: At 6:30 p.m. on November 4, 2019, an employee was working as a drywall installer for a drywall contractor on a residential construction project. The employee was working from a 14-foot-4-inch high unguarded scaffold platform. He was applying drywall compound from a mud tray to seams with a drywall knife on an extension rod when he fell to the floor below. The employee sustained a concussion followed by prolonged coma and was hospitalized.
Keywords:
Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concussion, Construction, Drywall, Extension Handle, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Installing, Loss of consciousness, Residential Construction, Safety Device, Scaffold, Scaffolding, Unconsciousness, Unguarded, Work Surface
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single family or duplex dwelling | New project or new addition | 3 | |||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1449272.015 | 34 | M | Hospitalized injury | Drywall installers | Distance of Fall: 14 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: |