Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 102832.015 - Employee falls from pipe and fractures wrist

Accident Summary Nr: 102832.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 01/28/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1292924.015	02/02/2018		236220	L.L. Klink & Sons, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on January 28, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a greenhouse construction company, was cutting swing arms from a scissor lift. He exited the lift and began walking along an elevated horizontal pipe. Employee #1 fell, a fall height of approximately 7 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for a fractured wrist.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Pipe, Walking On Beam, Walking Surface, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation				7

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1292924.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 7 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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