Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135521.015 - Employee fractures arm in fall from scaffolding

Accident Summary Nr: 135521.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 11/24/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1513324.015	01/14/2021		332312	Adams Iron Co. Inc.

Abstract: At 8:25 a.m. on November 24, 2020, an employee was on scaffolding, with the wheels locked. He was lifting a beam with an erecting aid, and the force of the beam pushed the scaffolding out from the wall, causing the employee to fall off and injure his arm (suspected broken arm). The employee fell 10 feet and landed on concrete. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Beam, Broken Bone, Concrete Floor, Erection Process, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Lifting, Scaffold

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1513324.015	48	M	Hospitalized injury		Strctural Iron /& Steel Worker	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause:

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