Accident Report Detail
Accident: 100153.015 - Two Employees Fall From Scaffolding And Incur Back And Head
Accident: 100153.015 -- Report ID: 0316100 -- Event Date: 10/25/2017 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1272802.015 | 10/25/2017 | T & A Construction Llc | |||||
At 6:15 a.m. on October 25, 2017, Employees #1 and #2, employed by a constructio n company, were working at the multiemployer renovation of a commercial building . After emptying a trash bin, they were waiting for an elevator. Employee #1 l eaned on the railing of a scaffold being used as an elevated walkway. The raili ng gave way, and both employees fell to the concrete below, a fall height of app roximately 6 feet. Emergency services were called, and the two employees were t ransported to the hospital, where both were admitted. Employee #1 was treated f or back injuries. Employee #2 was treated for a head injury. | |||||||
Keywords:
back, construction, fall, guardrail, head, scaffold, structural collapse, unsecured, walk platform
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Commercial building | Alteration or rehabilitation | ||||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 1272802.015 | 60 | M | Hospitalized injury | Drywall installers | FallDist: 6 FallHt:6 Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work FatCause: |
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2 | 1272802.015 | 35 | F | Hospitalized injury | Drywall installers | FallDist: 6 FallHt:6 Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work FatCause: |