Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123509.015 - Employee fractures legs in fall from balcony

Accident Summary Nr: 123509.015 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 01/23/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1458836.015	01/28/2020		238310	Merrimack Drywall Inc

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on January 23, 2020, Employee #1, employed by an insulation and drywall company, was working at a four-story multifamily residential structure. He was installing spackling in a small mechanical room located on a balcony. The employee leaned against the balcony's railing, which was not attached, and fell off the balcony, a fall height of 10 feet. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of multiple fractures to his legs.

Keywords: Balcony, Blunt force trauma, Equipment Failure, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Guardrail, Installing, Leaning over, Leg, Residential Construction, Unguarded, Unprotected, Waterproofing

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			4	50

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1458836.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Fireproofing Fatality Cause:

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