Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 97105.015 - Employee is injured in fall from the third floor level

Accident Summary Nr: 97105.015 -- Report ID: 0216000 -- Event Date: 03/24/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1220058.015	03/24/2017		238130	Jist Construction, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 8:20 a.m., on March 24, 2017, an employee engaged in residential construction activities as a framer, was standing on the top of a lumber beam at the third floor level, approximately 30 feet above the ground, while unloading lumber from a forklift. The employee lost his balance and fell to the ground. Emergency services were called and the employee was taken to Westchester Medical Center, where he was hospitalized and treated for multiple fractures. The employee was not wearing any fall arrest system or using any other fall prevention methods.

Keywords: Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fracture, Lost Balance, Material Handling, Residential Construction

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1220058.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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