Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96882.015 - Worker falls from scaffold, incurs head and neck trauma

Accident Summary Nr: 96882.015 -- Report ID: 0316300 -- Event Date: 07/03/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1244918.015	07/06/2017		238140	Snow Jr. & King, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on July 3, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a masonry contractor, was engaged in exterior masonry work at a multiemployer construction project for a commercial building. He was standing on the outrigger walk-board of an elevated scaffold and moving from the walk-board to the main scaffold platform. Employee #1 fell, a fall height of 14.5 feet, and struck the back of his head upon impact. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for head and neck trauma.

Keywords: Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Masonry Wall, Neck, Outrigger, Scaffold, Skull, Walking On Plank

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	1	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1244918.015	19	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 15 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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