Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14567168 - Employee injured in 21 ft fall from scaffold platform

Accident Summary Nr: 14567168 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 09/26/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
15339096	09/27/1984	1542	0	Martin Engineering Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, age 18, was working from a 31 ft high scaffold platform, chipping away a portion of a wall for placement of a beam. When it was break time, a coworker got Employee #1 a carton of milk and threw it up to him. Employee #1 leaned over to catch the milk and fell from the scaffold. He suffered a fractured skull. Employee #1 was not tied off, nor were there any guardrails on the scaffold platform.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, TIE-OFF, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15339096			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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