Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122424.015 - Employee cleaning windows fractures ankles in fall

Accident Summary Nr: 122424.015 -- Report ID: 0214500 -- Event Date: 09/23/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1433161.015	09/23/2019		561790	Universal Flooring Restoration And Cleaning

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on September 23, 2019, an employee was cleaning windows from the exterior of a seven story commercial building. The employee fell approximately 20 feet fracturing both ankles and requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Abrasion, Ankle, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Building, Cleaning, Commercial Building, Construction, Contusion, Defective Equipment, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Foot, Fracture, Hoisting Mechanism, Hoistline, Window, Window Washer, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair			7	70

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1433161.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers

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