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Accident Summary Nr: 98775.015 - Worker falls when scaffold tips over and incurs a leg fractu

Accident Summary Nr: 98775.015 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 08/28/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1260804.015	09/06/2017		238990	Ace Sheetmetal Llc

Abstract: At 2:15 p.m. on August 28, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a sheet metal company, was working at a multiemployer building construction site. He was installing a sheet metal cap on the top of the building's parapet. He was working from a 3 foot wide and 8 foot high scaffold, with the scaffold's working height increased by two ladders placed on the scaffold's platform and leaning against the building's wall. The scaffold tipped away from the building, and Employee #1 fell, a fall height of approximately 8 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured leg.

Keywords: Building, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Ladder, Leg, Scaffold, Sheet Metal, Unstable Position

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1260804.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Sheet metal worker apprentices	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause:

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