Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125956.015 - Employee fractures leg in fall from single scaffold plank

Accident Summary Nr: 125956.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 02/10/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1473675.015	04/30/2020		238310	Redrock Construction Llc

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on February 10, 2020, Employee #1 and a coworker were installing drywall ceilings and walls for a multifamily unit under construction. They used an eight-foot fiberglass step ladder with a 10-inch wood plank spanned between the ladder's fifth step on one end and screwed into a wood framing structure on the other end. Employee #1 was working alone at the time. Employee #1 fell 4 -5 feet from the makeshift scaffold plank and suffered a fractured right leg. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Ceiling, Drywall, Fracture, Hospital, Installing, Leg, Plank, Residential Construction, Scaffold, Screw, Stepladder, Wall, Wood

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition				5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1473675.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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