Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143228.015 - Employee breaks ribs in 20 foot fall from scaffold to ground

Accident Summary Nr: 143228.015 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 01/25/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1575308.015	01/31/2022		238190	King Plaster & Construction Llc

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on January 25, 2022, an employee worked as an Installer for a construction company. The employee had been installing a pulley system while standing on the second level of the scaffold. He lost his balance while attempting to attach the pulley system and fell 20 feet to ground below. The employee broke three ribs on his left side due to impact with the ground and was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Abdomen, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken Bone, Chest, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Lost Balance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pulley, Rib, Scaffold

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1575308.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury		Installers And Repairers	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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