Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100768.015 - Employee falls from scaffold and injures head and leg

Accident Summary Nr: 100768.015 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 11/06/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1277261.015	11/14/2017	1522	236220	317718779 - Griffin Construction Llc

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on November 6, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in exterior carpentry at a three-story commercial building. He was working from a baker scaffold when he fell, a fall height of 16 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for injuries to his head and right leg.

Keywords: Carpenter, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Leg, Scaffold

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1277261.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: 16 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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