Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116945.015 - Employee incurs multiple fractures in fall from movie screen

Accident Summary Nr: 116945.015 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 03/13/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1384733.015	03/13/2019		238990	Fox Services Group, Llc

Abstract: On March 13, 2019, Employee #1 was climbing or standing on a movie screen support frame. He was attempting to adjust connections between the screen and the support frame. Employee #1 had a harness and single shock absorbing lanyard, but he could not maintain 100 percent tie off while climbing the support frame, which was not designed to be climbed and lacked a suitable point of anchorage. The employee #1 fell from the support frame, a fall height of 22 feet. He was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of multiple injuries, including fractures to multiple ribs and vertebrae and a fractured ankle.

Keywords: Anchor, Ankle, Blunt force trauma, Climbing, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Frame, Installing, Lanyard, Rib, Tie-Off, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition				36

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1384733.015	54	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 22 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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