Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170064992 - Employee injured in 14 ft fall with scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 170064992 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 07/11/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115608903	07/11/1994	1742	0	Universal Lathe Stucco

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on a tubular welded frame scaffold (3 ft wide, 14 ft 2 in. high, and 10 ft long) that was not tied to the structure. While he was at the top of the work platform, the scaffold collapsed and Employee #1 fell 14 ft. He sustained lacerations on the head, a bruised right shoulder, and a fractured C-7 cervical vertebra. He was hospitalized for 2 days, then released.

Keywords: HEAD, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, LACERATION, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, CONTUSION, TUBULAR SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115608903			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plasterers

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