Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 103715.015 - Employee falls when guardrail fails and fractures leg/ankle

Accident Summary Nr: 103715.015 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 12/08/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1300466.015	01/08/2018		238310	Usi Powers Insulation

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on December 8, 2017, Employee #1, employed by an insulation company, was working at a multiemployer construction project, a seven-story multifamily residential structure. He was leaning on a guardrail when the rail failed and he fell to a paved parking lot, a fall height of 12 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for fractures to his leg and ankle.

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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			7	65

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1300466.015	44	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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