Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130886.015 - Employee falls and breaks legs when scaffold collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 130886.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 05/26/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1486988.015	07/29/2020		238140	Southwest Stucco Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:50 P.M. on May 26, 2020, an employee, working for a masonry contractor, was plastering a multi-family dwelling. The employee was working on a scaffold. The scaffold tipped over and collapsed, causing the employee to fall approximately 15 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized and treated for broken legs.

Keywords: Broken, Broken Bone, Collapse, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Leg, Masonry, Plaster, Residential Construction, Scaffold, Tips Over

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1486988.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury		Plasterers	Distance of Fall: 15 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause:

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