Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 95638.015 - Worker falls from scaffold, then has possible stroke

Accident Summary Nr: 95638.015 -- Report ID: 0317300 -- Event Date: 05/11/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1231656.015	05/12/2017		238140	Enterprise Masonry Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at the multiemployer construction site of a two-story library. He was assembling and erecting the second level of a tube/weld scaffold. He reached up to adjust a toeboard for the level above, slipped, and fell through the scaffold railing, a fall height of approximately 8 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was treated for left shoulder and elbow scratches and pain and a laceration above his left eye that required stitches. During initial discharge, Employee #1 experienced what appeared to be facial paralysis and mental/verbal confusion. The physician, judging that Employee #1 may have been experiencing a stroke, admitted Employee #1 for further examination and treatment.

Keywords: Brain, Elbow, Eye, Fall, Fall Protection, Installing, Laceration, Paralysis, Scaffold, Shoulder

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1231656.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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