Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170150080 - FALL FROM SCAFFOLD

Accident Summary Nr: 170150080 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 05/21/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112050729	05/27/1992	1742	0	Davis Acoustical

Abstract: AT ABOUT 11:00 AM ON MAY 21, 1992, A 22-YEAR-OLD PLASTERER WAS APPLYING STUCCO FROM THE 5TH LEVEL OF SCAFFOLDING. THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON 2 PLANKS SUPPORTED BY OUTRIGGERS ATTACHED TO THE SCAFFOLDING. HE MOVED LATERALLY TOWARD THE END OF THE PLANKS AND ATTEMPTED TO STEP ONTO THE NEXT SECTION OF THE SCAFFOLD. THE EMPLOYEE WAS CONFIDENT THAT THERE WERE TWO PLANKS; HOWEVER, THERE WAS ONLY ONE. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL FROM THE 5TH FLOOR ONTO THE 4TH FLOOR, INJURING HIS COLLARBONE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HENRY MAYO HOSPITAL BY PARAMEDICS, WAS TREATED THEN RELEASED THREE HOURS LATER.

Keywords: COLLARBONE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, CONTUSION, INATTENTION, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112050729			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Plasterers

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