Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96558.015 - Worker falls from scaffold, incurs multiple fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 96558.015 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 06/22/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1242080.015	06/22/2017		238140	Superior Masonry Builders, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:05 p.m. on June 22, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a masonry construction company, was at a construction job site, performing mason tending. He was walking along a scaffold platform when the platform planks shifted. Employee #1 fell through the opening created, a fall height of approximately 32 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for multiple fractures.

Keywords: Construction, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection, Floor Opening, Fracture, Masonry Wall, Scaffold, Unstable Position

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1242080.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: 32 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 32 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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