Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124291.015 - Employee fractures lower extremities in fall from door

Accident Summary Nr: 124291.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 10/26/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1443583.015	11/05/2019		236220	Hunter Construction & Management Inc.

Abstract: At 10:20 a.m. on October 26, 2019, an employee was working from a Snorkel Scissor Lift (Model 3226E, Serial Number 1500842). The employee climbed out from the scissor lift onto a roll-up door to adjust the seismic wiring on the ceiling. The employee fell approximately 16 feet to the concrete below. Wearing fall protection would have prevented or arrested the employee's fall, preventing the injury. The employee suffered multiple fractures to his lower extremities and was hospitalized until November 14, 2019.

Keywords: Adjust, Climbing, Door, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Foot, Fracture, Leg, Scissor lift

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1443583.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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