Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126457.015 - Employee fractures hip in fall from the fourth level of scaf

Accident Summary Nr: 126457.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 05/22/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1476493.015	05/26/2020		238310	Flash Plastering, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on May 22, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a drywall/insulation contractor. Employee #1 was applying plaster to the exterior of the building while working on the 4th story of a scaffold with a deck height of 24 feet and 8 inches. Employee #1 was pulling up a hose which was to be used to apply plaster to the exterior of the building. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell against the guardrail. The guardrail in turn failed causing Employee #1 to fall 24 feet onto a pile of sand. Employee #1 was hospitalized to treat a fractured right hip.

Keywords: Drywall, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Guardrail, Hip, Hose, Hospital, Insulation, Lost Balance, Plaster, Sand, Scaffold

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			3	39

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1476493.015	18	M	Hospitalized injury		Plasterers	Distance of Fall: 25 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause:

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