Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 144032.015 - Employee fractures lower arm/wrist in fall from scaffold lad

Accident Summary Nr: 144032.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 02/17/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1580204.015	02/24/2022		238310	Eagle Lath And Plaster Inc.

Abstract: At 10:52 a.m. on February 17, 2022, Employee #1 was working from a scaffold 17 feet high plastering the outside structure of the building. Employee #1 was attempting to access the scaffold ladder from the third level of the scaffolding system. The employee stepped on the guard rail to get his leg over and onto the ladder. Employee #1 slipped as he stepped on the guard rail and fell approximately 17 feet to the dirt surface below. Employee #1 suffered a fractured left lower arm/wrist and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Access/Egress, Arm, Fracture, Guardrail, Ladder, Plaster, Scaffold, Slip, Step, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1580204.015	20	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Plasterers	Distance of Fall: 17 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause:

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