Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126849.015 - Employee falls from scaffold and suffers multiple fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 126849.015 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 06/08/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1478195.015	06/10/2020		238320	Kbi Painting, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on June 8, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a painting contractor. Employee #1 was helping a coworker spray. Employee #1 was taking plastic off the frame of the building while standing on the scaffold platform. Employee #1 approached the balcony and grabbed the top rail, the top rail became loose. Employee #1 fell from the 3rd level of the scaffold, approximately 17 feet to the ground. Employee #1 suffered multiple fractures to the ribs, shoulder, hip, and skull. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Guardrail, Handrail, Hip, Paint, Painting, Plaster, Rib, Scaffold, Shoulder, Shoulder Bone, Skull, Spray Painting

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	1478195.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 18 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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