Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101523.015 - Employee falls when guardrail fails and fractures leg, ankle

Accident Summary Nr: 101523.015 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 12/08/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1283279.015	12/13/2017		236210	Art C Klein Construction Inc

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on December 8, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was installing insulation at a multiemployer construction project, a five-story commercial building. He leaned on a second floor balcony's guardrail, and the guardrail failed. Employee #1 fell, a fall height of 12 feet, and landed on the pavement. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured leg and fractured ankles.

Keywords: Ankle, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Guardrail, Leg, Structural Collapse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			5	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1283279.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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