Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 97662.015 - Employee falls from platform and incurs multiple fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 97662.015 -- Report ID: 0523900 -- Event Date: 07/18/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1250855.015	07/27/2017		238210	Bear Valley Inc.

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on July 18, 2017, Employee #1, a temporary worker employed by an electrical services company, was working at a multiemployer construction project, a four-story commercial building. He was performing his assigned task to install conduit for electrical services. Employee #1 initially worked from the basket of a mobile scaffold. When he could not reach some areas from the basket, he moved onto an elevated wooden platform. After working for approximately 30 minutes, he moved to another section of the elevated platform. The wooden boards became dislodged, and Employee #1 fell to the lower level concrete floor, a fall height of 10 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for multiple injuries to his head, neck, back, and chest.

Keywords: Back, Chest, Construction, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Neck, Scaffold, Unstable Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1250855.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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