Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96581.015 - Employee falls approximately 30 feet and is injured

Accident Summary Nr: 96581.015 -- Report ID: 0352460 -- Event Date: 06/01/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1242265.015	06/06/2017		236220	West Rac Contracting Corp.

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on June 1, 2017, an employee was operating a forklift and then switched to operating an aerial man lift to help set the joists of a rafter. The rafter was approximately 30 feet above compacted soil and he was not wearing personal fall protection. During work, the employee fell and sustained a broken vertebrae, as well as bruises to his face. The employee was hospitalized and received treatment.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Face, Fall, Fall Protection, Joist, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Steel Erection, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			3	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1242265.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 30 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause:

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