Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 145589.015 - Employee breaks several bones, falls while trying to tie off

Accident Summary Nr: 145589.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 01/31/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1576766.015	02/07/2022		238130	Rafael G Farias General Engineering

Abstract: At 2:20 p.m. on January 31, 2022, an employee who worked as a Framing Laborer for a construction contractor was hospitalized after falling 10 feet to the ground. The employee was attempting to tie off to a designated choker anchor point when he lost his footing and fell to the floor. The employee fractured 9 ribs, broke his left shoulder blade and fractured 3 vertebrae. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Anchor, Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken Bone, Chest, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Framing, Lack of Work Procedures, Lost Balance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Rib, Shoulder, Shoulder Bone, Tie-Off, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition				10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1576766.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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