Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1232708.015 - Performance Builders Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nv-E-Las Vegas 0953220

Inspection Nr: 1232708.015

Report ID: 0953220

Date Opened: 05/15/2017

Site Address:
Performance Builders Inc.
4855 Blue Diamond Road
Las Vegas, NV 89103

Mailing Address:
4275 Arcata Way, North Las Vegas, NV 89030

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 238140/Masonry Contractors

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/22/2017

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/22/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1213882	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 97588.015

Event: 05/12/2017

Employee falls through scaffold opening and incurs multiple

At 8:15 a.m. on May 12, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a construction company, were dismantling a scaffold at a building worksite. They were on the scaffold platform, and each was removing and carrying planks. To avoid being struck by the planks Coworker #1 was carrying, Employee #1 stepped back. He stepped into an opening where planking had been removed and fell to a concrete surface, a fall height of approximately 9 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured skull and injuries to his left side, including internal bleeding that affected his breathing, fractures to three areas of his clavicle, and bruising.

Keywords: Collarbone, Construction, Dismantling, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hemorrhage, Respiratory, Scaffold, Skull

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1232708.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury

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