Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122502.015 - Employee incurs multiple fractures in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 122502.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 07/12/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1423090.015	08/14/2019		238130	Weslar, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:01 p.m. on July 12, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working on a framing scaffold erected around the roof and second floor of a two-story residence. He was dismantling the scaffolding, including 2-foot by 4-foot boards used for fall protection, when he fell approximately 17 to 20 feet. The employee was hospitalized with two pelvic fractures and three spinal fractures.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Demolition, Dismantling, Fracture, Pelvis, Residential Construction, Scaffold, Spine, Unsecured, Vertebra, Wood Board

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1423090.015	46	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenter	Distance of Fall: 19 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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