Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133243.015 - Employee falls from scaffold and fractures both legs

Accident Summary Nr: 133243.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 03/09/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1483200.015	06/18/2020		236115	Spectra Company

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on March 9, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a construction general contractor and was using scraping tools to remove material around windows. Employee #1 was working from scaffolding while engaged in scraping material from windows during a historical restoration project. Employee #1 was working with a scraper and basic hand tools. There was a section of the guardrail removed from the scaffolding. Employee # 1 stood on a mid-rail positioning himself in a manner that caused him to slip and fall between the gap of the scaffold and the building approximately 12 feet. Employee #1 sustained multiple fractures to both legs and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Guardrail, Leg, Midrail, Scaffold, Scrape, Scraper

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1483200.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 60 feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause:

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