Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129083.015 - Employee falls while placing tarp over bed of truck and frac

Accident Summary Nr: 129083.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 08/19/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1490557.015	08/31/2020		236220	Platinum Builders, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:50 a.m. on August 19, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a commercial general contractor. Employee #1 was placing a tarp over the bed of a truck. Employee #1 stepped on the ledge/edge of the cargo carrier to fasten/adjust a section of the tarp and as he was descending, he lost balance and fell to the ground. Employee #1 sustained a wrist fracture and received medical treatment and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Dump Truck, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Lost Balance, Tarp, Truck, Wrist

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1490557.015	46	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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