Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94734.015 - Employee dismantling scaffold falls and incurs multiple inju

Accident Summary Nr: 94734.015 -- Report ID: 0214500 -- Event Date: 04/13/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1225216.015	04/14/2017		237310	Ferreira Construction

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on April 13, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a bridge construction project. He was dismantling a scaffold work platform when he fell backward off the scaffold, striking the concrete surface 8 feet below. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for four fractured ribs and four fractured vertebrae.

Keywords: Bridge, Construction, Dismantling, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Rib, Scaffold, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000		8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1225216.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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