Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 97588.015 - Employee Falls Through Scaffold Opening And Incurs Multiple

Accident Summary Nr: 97588.015 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 05/12/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1232708.015	05/15/2017		238140	Performance Builders Inc.

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on May 12, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a construction company, were dismantling a scaffold at a building worksite. They were on the scaffold platform, and each was removing and carrying planks. To avoid being struck by the planks Coworker #1 was carrying, Employee #1 stepped back. He stepped into an opening where planking had been removed and fell to a concrete surface, a fall height of approximately 9 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured skull and injuries to his left side, including internal bleeding that affected his breathing, fractures to three areas of his clavicle, and bruising.

Keywords: collarbone, construction, dismantling, fall, fall protection, fracture, hemorrhage, respiratory, scaffold, skull

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2	53

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1232708.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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