Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124149.015 - Employee falls through floor hole 14 feet to ground, injures

Accident Summary Nr: 124149.015 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 01/07/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1464085.015	02/20/2020		238990	Prime Scaffold, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 A.M. on January 7, 2020, an employee, working for a carpentry contractor, was dismantling a pedestrian canopy on top tier of a commercial building. The employee removed plywood that was covering a debris removal hole. While continuing to dismantle the canopy, the employee fell into the opening and fell approximately 14 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized and treated for injuries to the brain, a head contusion, and fractured ribs.

Keywords: Brain, Carpenter, Construction, Contusion, Disassemble, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Floor Hole, Fracture, Head, Hole, Rib, Scaffold, Traumatic Brain Injury

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition				14

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1464085.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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