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Accident: 75730.015 - Carpenter Falls When Guardrail Collapses And Sustains Multip
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1017857.015 | 01/13/2015 | Blanc & Bailey Construction, Inc. |
At 2:00 p.m. on January 12, 2015, Employee #1, employed by a construction compan y, was engaged in exterior carpentry at a building construction project. He was leaning against a second-floor wood guardrail when the guardrail pulled away fr om the building and collapsed. Employee #1 fell 11 feet. Emergency services we re called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a back injury and multiple fractures to both lower legs, ankles, an d feet. The subsequent investigation determined that the guardrail had not been properly installed.
Keywords:
ankle, back, construction, fall, fall protection, foot, fracture, guardrail, leg, structural collapse
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-family dwelling | New project or new addition | 2 | 22 | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1017857.015 | 45 | M | Hospitalized injury | Carpenters | FallDist: 11 FallHt:0 Cause: Exterior carpentry FatCause: |