Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99867.015 - Worker incurs leg fractures in scaffold collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 99867.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 08/29/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1262102.015	09/07/2017		238140	Wright Masonry

Abstract: At 1:15 p.m. on August 29, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a masonry company, was engaged in exterior masonry at a two-story multifamily residential building project. He was climbing a scaffold to return to work after lunch. The scaffold tipped over and collapsed, and Employee #1 fell, a fall height of 9 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for multiple fractures of his leg.

Keywords: Caught Between, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Leg, Masonry Wall, Residential Construction, Scaffold, Struck By, Structural Collapse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1262102.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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