Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137718.015 - Employee falls from scaffold on balcony and breaks ribs

Accident Summary Nr: 137718.015 -- Report ID: 0419730 -- Event Date: 03/08/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1520051.015	03/17/2021		238160	Estep And Hessburg Llc.

Abstract: At 1:15 p.m. on March 8, 2021, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a residential roofing contractor, were installing membrane on the floors of a new apartment complex unit. At 8:00 a.m., Employee #1 and the coworker inspected temporary scaffolding currently installed on the balcony during a walkthrough of the jobsite for stability and intact materials (nails, etc.). Afterwards, both Employee #1 and the coworker then left for lunch. Upon returning, at approximately 1:00 p.m., Employee #1 and the coworker continued working on the balcony, but without rechecking the condition of the temporary guardrail's, e.g., planking, materials (nails, etc.). At this time, other trades also worked at the jobsite and could have disturbed the temporary guardrail system in use to protect workers from falls to lower levels. As Employee #1 leaned down toward his knees, he placed his right hand on a temporary (2X4) guard rail, and the bottom rail suddenly gave way causing Employee #1 to fall approximately, 12 feet to the ground. He was then transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for broken ribs.

Keywords: Balcony, Collapse, Competent Person, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Guardrail, Hand, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Inspecting, Inspection, Installing, Lost Balance, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Moved, Nail, Planking, Residential Construction, Roofing, Scaffold, Scaffold Collapse, Testing, Unsecured, Unstable Position, Waterproofing, Wood, Wood Scaffold

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1520051.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Waterproofing Fatality Cause:

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