Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 136996.015 - Employee sustains head trauma in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 136996.015 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 01/15/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1514212.015	02/10/2021		236210	Diviney Construction Company

Abstract: At 2:05 p.m. on January 15, 2021, Employee #1, employed by a construction contractor, was doing repair work at a two-story residential structure. He was working on the top level of a two-level metal scaffold and repairing a wall when he leaned back against the top scaffold rail. The rail came loose, and the employee fell, a fall height of 12 feet. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of a traumatic head injury.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Equipment Failure, Fall, Fall Protection, Guardrail, Head, Rehabilitation, Repair, Residential Construction, Scaffold, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1514212.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Waterproofing Fatality Cause:

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