OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221432289

KING PLASTER & CONSTRUCTION LLC

MOSELEY, VA· 2022-01-25T00:00:00

Event: Abdomen, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken Bone, Chest, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Lost Balance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pulley, Rib, Scaffold
NAICS: 238190
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345753081
Employer profile: KING PLASTER & CONSTRUCTION LLC
Summary number: 221432289
Report ID: 0355111
Project type: A
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee breaks ribs in 20 foot fall from scaffold to ground

Investigation abstract

At 2:00 p.m. on January 25, 2022, an employee worked as an Installer for a construction company. The employee had been installing a pulley system while standing on the second level of the scaffold. He lost his balance while attempting to attach the pulley system and fell 20 feet to ground below. The employee broke three ribs on his left side due to impact with the ground and was hospitalized for treatment.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 49 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
7016

Fall distance
20

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