Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133655.015 - Employee fractures pelvis in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 133655.015 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 01/25/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1511505.015	01/25/2021		238220	James E. Brennan Co., Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on January 25, 2021, Employee #1, employed by a heating and air conditioning contractor, was working from a mobile baker scaffold and evaluating the HVAC airflow pressure at a commercial building. The scaffold's wheels were unlocked. The scaffold tipped over, and the employee fell to the concrete floor, a fall height of 5 feet. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of a fractured pelvis.

Keywords: Construction, Equipment Failure, Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Fracture, HVAC, Mobile Scaffold, Pelvis, Rehabilitation, Unsecured, Wheel

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			23

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1511505.015	61	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 5 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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