Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 93897.015 - Employee falls onto lawn mower and fractures ankle

Accident Summary Nr: 93897.015 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 02/13/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1217054.015	03/14/2017	1521	236115	317716141 - Thomas Avgerakis Custom Homes Inc

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on February 13, 2017, Employee #1 was working off of a platform that was five feet off of the ground. The employee fell off of the platform and landed on a riding lawn mower that was on the ground below. His foot got caught in the steering wheel of the mower, and his ankle was severely broken. Employee #1 was hospitalized for four nights.

Keywords: Ankle, Caught In, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Lawn Mower, Steering Wheel

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1217054.015	61	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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