Accident Report Detail

Accident: 111540.015 - Employee'S Leg Is Fractured When Struck By Falling Scaffold

**Accident: 111540.015 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 11/28/2018**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1364195.015	11/29/2018		S.S. Smith And Sons Masonry Inc.

At 3:00 p.m. on November 28, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction compa ny, was engaged in the demolition of a commercial building. He was on ground le vel and dismantling a scaffold when a leg of the scaffold fell over and struck t he employee's thigh. The employee was transported to the hospital, admitted, an d treated for a fractured right leg femur.

Keywords: construction, demolition, dismantling, falling object, fracture, leg, scaffold, struck by

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			0	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1364195.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Demolition FatCause:

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