Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123826.015 - Employee sustains head injury in fall off defective scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 123826.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 12/12/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1457080.015	01/21/2020		236115	Baksh Construction

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on December 12, 2019, an employee was working as a construction laborer applying stucco for a residential construction contractor. The employee was attempting to climb a scaffold at a residential construction site. The scaffolding pulled away from the building causing the employee to fall to the ground below. The scaffold had been improperly built and the employee sustained head injuries. The employee was treated by the fire department onsite and was not transported to a hospital or clinic. The narrative indicates that the employee could not be contacted for a statement and therefore no additional details were available regarding his injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Climbing, Competent Person, Construction, Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Installing, Plaster, Residential Construction, Scaffold

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1457080.015	99	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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