Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 173081.015 - Employee falls from tubular frame scaffold and sustains mult

Accident Summary Nr: 173081.015 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 12/24/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1795112.015	12/26/2024		238140	M3 Exteriors Llc

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on December 24, 2024, Employee #1, a masonry contractor and site foreman, was working on a tubular frame welded scaffold at a new residential construction site in Lincolnwood, Illinois. While directing three other employees installing a brick fa�ade, he fell from the scaffold. The foreman was critically injured and transported by the local fire department to a hospital. He died from his injuries on December 30, 2024. Multiple hazards were identified at the site, but the exact cause of the fall could not be determined. Injuries included fractures to the C1 and C2 vertebrae, T12 vertebra, skull fracture, and brain bleed.

Keywords: Brain, Brain Bleed, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Fracture, Ground, Mason, Masonry, Scaffold, Skull, Traumatic Brain Injury, Vertebra, Welder, Welding

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1795112.015	39	M	Fatality		Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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