Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202362554 - Employee Sustains Abrasions and Contusions in Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 202362554 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 04/10/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309658680	04/10/2006	1799	238990	Seal Caulking & Waterproofing, Llc

Abstract: On April 10, 2006, Employee #1 and a coworker were working from Sky Genie boatswain's chairs on the east face of a building, caulking around the glass panels where water has been leaking into the building. Both employees rigged their own boatswain's chairs and safety lines. The boatswain's chairs were the property of their employer. Coming to the ground at the end of the day, Employee #1 unhooked his rope, grabbed onto his harness, and rappelled down the face of the glass, when he ran out of rope on the boatswain's chair. He fell approximately 30 feet to the ground and bushes below. He was taken to Prince George's Medical Center, where it was determined that he had received no broken bones. He was hospitalized for bruises, contusions, and abrasions.

Keywords: BOSUN CHAIR, HOISTING MECHANISM, PPE, ROPE, CONSTRUCTION, ABRASION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONTUSION, HOISTLINE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	4	50

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309658680			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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