Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135039.015 - Employee falls after losing balance when handrail fails and

Accident Summary Nr: 135039.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 04/16/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1526696.015	04/19/2021		493110	Builders Services Group, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on April 16, 2021, a 64-year-old employee was working for a drywall and insulation contractor. He was a carpentry supervisor. He was moving materials on a mezzanine. He lost his balance and leaned on a railing. The railing failed, and the employee fell to the concrete surface on the ground floor. He suffered two broken wrists, broken ribs, and a head laceration. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Broken Bone, Carpenter, Concrete Floor, Dizziness, Elderly, Equipment Failure, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Floor, Fracture, Guardrail, Handrail, Head, Housekeeping, Laceration, Lost Balance, Manual Mat Handling, Material Handling, Rib, Supervisor, Walking Surface, Work at Elevation, Wrist

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1526696.015	64	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors; carpenters and related workers

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