Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1254593.015 - D H Smith Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Fremont District Office

Investigation Summary

At 4:00 p.m. on August 5, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworkers #1, #2, and #3, employed by a construction company, were at the construction site for a three-story multifamily residential building. Employee #1 and Coworkers #1 and #2 were engaged in erecting and securing an exterior metal scaffold. Coworker #3 was their supervisor. According to subsequent statements from Coworkers #1 and #2, Employee #1 was working alone on the upper levels of the scaffold. He was tying braces near a corner of the structure. Employee #1 fell from the third level of the scaffold, a fall height of approximately 25 feet. No one witnessed his fall, and he did not remember the circumstances. After falling, he rose and walked into the first level garage, where Coworker #3 found him. Employee #1 was bleeding and incoherent. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured pelvis, four fractured ribs, a collapsed lung, a laceration to his liver, and head lacerations that required staples.

Keywords: Erection Process, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Liver, Lung, Pelvis, Residential Construction, Rib, Scaffold