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Accident Summary Nr: 104278.015 - Employee Falls When Scaffold Tips Over And Fractures Wrist
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1284476.015 | 12/21/2017 | 238310 | Drywall Services Inc. |
Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on December 21, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a drywall constructi on company, was engaged in drywall installation at a multiemployer project, a tw o-story commercial building. He was working on a baker scaffold when a steel bo lt holding one of the scaffold's casters sheered off, and the scaffold tipped ov er. Employee #1 fell, a fall height of 6 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for a fr actured right wrist.
Keywords:
bolt, caster, construction, fall, fall protection, falling object, fracture, scaffold, structural collapse, wrist
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial building | Alteration or rehabilitation | 2 | 20 | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1284476.015 | 41 | M | Hospitalized injury | Drywall installers | Distance of Fall: 6 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: |