Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130757.015 - Employee falls from scaffold and fractures leg

Accident Summary Nr: 130757.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 10/05/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1495676.015	10/05/2020		238190	Melo Contractors Corp.

Abstract: At 12:00 a.m. on October 5, 2020, Employee #1 was working for an exterior contractor. Employee #1 was installing metal framing to the ceiling of a stairway in preparation to install drywall to cover existing fire sprinkler pipes. The plank the employee stepped on was not resting completely on the scaffold frame. The plank shifted and the Employee #1 fell approximately 15 feet to the stairway below. Employee #1 suffered multiple fractures to his lower left leg. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Ceiling, Ceiling Panel, Drywall, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Frame, Leg, Plank, Scaffold, Sprinkler, Stair

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			36	360

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1495676.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 15 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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