Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 93138.015 - Employee falls 5.75 feet off scaffold and sustains contusion

Accident Summary Nr: 93138.015 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 02/09/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1209759.015	02/10/2017		236220	Mccarthy Building Companies

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on February 9, 2017, Employee #1 was spraying fireproofing material while standing on a tubular welded scaffold. The fireproofing material made the scaffold decking slick. When the employee pulled on the spray hose system, he slipped, falling 5.75 feet off of the scaffold. Employee #1 sustained bruised muscles and joints from landing on the concrete floor below.

Keywords: Concrete Slab, Contusion, Fall, Fall Protection, Hose, Scaffold, Slip, Slippery Surface, Spraying Rig, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition				6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1209759.015	38	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Plasterers	Distance of Fall: 6 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause:

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