Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94406.015 - Worker falls from collapsing scaffold and sustains multiple

Accident Summary Nr: 94406.015 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 01/12/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1203810.015	01/12/2017	1521	236115	317715483 - Nw Contracting Llc

Abstract: At 1:50 p.m. on January 12, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a construction company, were engaged in exterior carpentry work at a multifamily building site. They were working from a ladder jack scaffold when the scaffold system collapsed. Employee #1, who fell 10 feet, required treatment for his injuries. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was treated for a fractured collarbone and multiple fractured ribs and released without hospitalization.

Keywords: Carpenter, Collarbone, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Ladder Jack Scaffold, Residential Construction, Rib, Scaffold

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	3	27

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1203810.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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