Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 97692.015 - Employee falls from balcony and fractures leg

Accident Summary Nr: 97692.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 06/07/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1240791.015	06/14/2017		236116	White Aluminum Fabrication, Inc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on June 7, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a specialty construction contractor, was working at a multifamily residential building. He was installing aluminum railings to a second floor balcony. Employee #1 was operating a core drill to drill holes into the balcony's concrete floor when he lost his balance and fell off the balcony, a fall height of 11 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured right leg.

Keywords: Drill Operator, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Leg, Lost Balance, Portable Power Tool, Rail, Residential Construction

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	25	300

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1240791.015	64	M	Hospitalized injury		Misc. metal & plastic processing machine operators	Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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