Accident Report Detail
Accident: 93131.015 - Employee Fell 2 Stories To Ground When Railing On Balcony Ga
Accident: 93131.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 08/23/2016 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1204081.015 | 01/20/2017 | Scott Plumbing Inc | |||||
At 11:00 a.m. on August 23, 2016, an employee began to climb over a balcony railing, in order to access a ladder.The employee attempted to climb onto the ladder from the balcony's landing. However, the rusted railing failed and gave way. The employee fell (2-stories) to the concrete/ground. He sustained lacerations, a fractured elbow, and was hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
rope, shoulder, construction, elbow, ladder, laceration, guard, fracture, fall, tie-off
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Multi-family dwelling | Maintenance or repair | $250,000 to $500,000 | 2 | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 1204081.015 | 58 | M | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: FatCause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof) |