Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123999.015 - Employee fractures leg in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 123999.015 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 11/11/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1444683.015	11/13/2019		236210	Palacios Marine & Industrial Coatings, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on November 11, 2019, an employee was erecting a scaffolding structure. The wood plank board he was standing on broke causing him to fall 6 feet. The employee broke his legs and was hospitalized. The wood planks were rotten.

Keywords: Broken Bone, Erection Process, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Leg, Scaffold

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		New project or new addition			0	7

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1444683.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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