Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98394.015 - Worker falls from scaffold, fractures skull

Accident Summary Nr: 98394.015 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 05/17/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1251035.015	05/19/2017	1742	238310	317717000 - Ron Rust Drywall Inc

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on May 17, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a drywall subcontractor, was engaged in interior masonry at a multiemployer three-story residential building site. He was standing on a 44-inch bench scaffold and taping drywall. Employee #1 walked backward on the bench and fell, a fall height of 4 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured skull.

Keywords: Backing Up, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Masonry Wall, Residential Construction, Scaffold, Skull, Walk Platform

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling					3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1251035.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: 4 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause:

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