Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 97141.015 - Worker falls from collapsing scaffold, incurs multiple injur

Accident Summary Nr: 97141.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 01/16/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1207012.015	02/01/2017		238140	New Base Plastering, Llc.

Abstract: At 4:20 p.m. on January 16, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a plastering company, was working at the construction site for a multifamily building. He was walking on a scaffold platform and setting up his work materials in preparation for applying plaster around a window frame. The scaffold collapsed. Employee #1 fell, a fall height of 7 feet, and struck a rock on the ground. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a scalp laceration, a spinal fracture, and blunt force trauma to his chest and abdomen.

Keywords: Abdomen, Chest, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Residential Construction, Scaffold, Scalp, Spine, Structural Collapse

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1207012.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Plasterers	Distance of Fall: 7 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause:

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