Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123161.015 - Employee breaks ankle in fall from balcony

Accident Summary Nr: 123161.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 11/22/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1447003.015	11/22/2019		238140	South Florida Stucco & Exteriors, Llc

Abstract: On November 22, 2019, an employee was working as a laborer for a masonry contractor. He was on a project of new work on or an addition to a four-story multi-family dwelling. He was cleaning up excess stucco from a balcony floor. When he leaned on a permanent metal railing, the railing gave way. The employee fell to the ground floor, breaking his ankle. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Ankle, Balcony, Broken Bone, Construction, Equipment Failure, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Handrail, Laborer, Masonry, Residential Construction, Work at Elevation

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			4	40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1447003.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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