Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126393.015 - Employee falls from multi-family dwelling, breaking ribs

Accident Summary Nr: 126393.015 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 05/25/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1475855.015	05/20/2020		238130	Ismael Arizmendez

Abstract: At approximately 11:45 A.M. on May 25, 2020, an employee, working for a carpentry contractor, was building a commercial building frame for a multi-family dwelling utilizing nails and a hammer. The employee was working at a height of approximately 27 feet. The employee was crossing over the framed breezeway to continue working on the other side of the construction site and slipped, falling to the lower level composed of concrete. The employee was not wearing fall protection. The fall resulted in hospitalization, and the employee was treated for two broken ribs.

Keywords: Broken Bone, Carpenter, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Residential Construction, Rib, Slip

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1475855.015	19	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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