Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 97574.015 - Worker falls when pedestrian tunnel collapses, fractures leg
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1250276.015 | 07/26/2017 | 1522 | 236220 | 317717732 - Lcg Pence Llc |
Abstract: At 6:00 a.m. on July 26, 2017, Employee #1 and coworkers were working outside a commercial building. They were hooking straps around a pedestrian tunnel built from scaffolding. Employee #1 was working from a stepladder. He climbed off the ladder and onto the top of the structure they were building in order to grasp the end of a strap. The structure folded and collapsed accordion style. Employee #1 fell with the falling structure, a fall height of 9 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a leg fracture.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Commercial building | Alteration or rehabilitation | $250,000 to $500,000 | 2 | 40 |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 1250276.015 | 0 | M | Hospitalized injury | Carpenters | Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: |