Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132604.015 - Employee sustains multiple injuries in fall

Accident Summary Nr: 132604.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 01/14/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1511154.015	01/21/2021		236220	New Alliance Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 5:30 p.m. on January 14, 2021, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at the site of a new four-story multifamily residential building. He was installing an electrical light fixture above the door on an unguarded balcony when he fell, a fall height of 34 feet. The employee had not been using fall protection. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of injuries that included a punctured lung and multiple fractures.

Keywords: Balcony, Blunt force trauma, Collapsed lung, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Lighting Fixture, Puncture, Residential Construction, Unguarded

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1511154.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: 30 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 34 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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