Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170053490 - Employee injured in fall off unsecured walkway

Accident Summary Nr: 170053490 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 11/30/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301438297	12/02/1998	1742	0	Tucson Quality Plastering Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was walking on a 9 in. wide scaffold walkway on his way to an adjacent scaffold. As he was moving, the scaffold walkway tipped over and he fell approximately 12 ft to the ground. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization. The scaffold walkway was unsecured and did not have a guardrail.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, UNSECURED, WALKING ON PLANK, CONSTRUCTION, WALKING SURFACE, FALL, SCAFFOLD, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301438297			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Plasterers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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