Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137167.015 - Employee falls from elevation suffering fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 137167.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 02/15/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1516619.015	02/22/2021		237310	Condotte America, Llc

Abstract: At 9:50 p.m. on February 15, 2021, Employee #1 was working for a road and street contractor. Employee #1 was removing form work from a commercial building. Employee #1 stepped down the top of a wall cap onto a lower level when he lost his balance and fell. Employee #1 grabbed the 2"x4" top-rail of a job made guardrail system, but it was not strong enough and broke causing Employee #1 to fall approximately 19 feet to the ground below. Employee #1 suffered fractured ribs and wrist. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Commercial Building, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Equipment Failure, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Guardrail, Lost Balance, Masonry, Masonry Wall, Rib, Road, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition				19

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1516619.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 19 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause:

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.