Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126540.015 - Employee falls from mezzanine and suffers multiple fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 126540.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 03/12/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1470417.015	03/23/2020		238220	Johnson Controls Fire Protection Limited Partnership

Abstract: At 1:05 p.m. on March 12, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a plumbing/HVAC construction contractor. Employee #1 was working from a mezzanine approximately 18 feet above the ground. Employee #1 was handing a piece of plywood down to a coworker that was working on a scissor lift. Employee #1 was not using fall protection, lost his footing and fell to the ground below. Employee #1 suffered fractures to his vertebrae, shoulder and clavicle. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Edger, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, HVAC, Leading Edge, Lost Balance, Plumbing, Plywood, Scissor lift, Tripped

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition				18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1470417.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: 18 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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