Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 103496.015 - Employee dismantling scaffold falls and breaks wrists

Accident Summary Nr: 103496.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 02/26/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1298474.015	03/01/2018		238130	Bmc West, Llc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on February 26, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a construction site for two new two-story residences. He was dismantling a metal scaffold, standing on the second level and removing the third level's 6-foot long frame. As he lifted the frame and proceeded to throw it to the ground, a pin attached to the frame became entangled in his sweater. As the frame fell, Employee #1 was pulled from the scaffold and fell, a fall height of 12 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractures to both wrists.

Keywords: Clothing, Demolition, Dismantling, Entangled, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Residential Construction, Scaffold, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1298474.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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