Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1254571.015 - Elkhorn Construction, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Denver Area Office

Investigation Summary

At 9:30 a.m. on August 8, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in concrete work at a multiemployer construction project, a sewer/water treatment plant. While moving laterally and repositioning himself on top of a steel and concrete form, Employee #1 slipped off the form and fell to the concrete floor, a fall height of 16 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for fractures to his skull, hip, and wrist. According to the subsequent investigation, his retractable lanyard appears to have broken during the process of arresting his fall.

Keywords: Concrete Form Work, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hip, Lanyard, Skull, Wrist