Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 97574.015 - Worker falls when pedestrian tunnel collapses, fractures leg

Accident Summary Nr: 97574.015 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 07/26/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
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.

Keywords: Building, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Leg, Scaffolding, Stepladder, Structural Collapse, Tunnel

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	2	40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
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:

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