Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170175731 - Employee fractures heels in scaffold overturn

Accident Summary Nr: 170175731 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 11/06/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112022843	01/08/1992	7911	0	City Of San Bruno Park & Recreation Dept.

Abstract: Employee #1 was setting up a 20 ft high scaffold. He left two outrigger arms unlocked and safety pins out of each of the four outrigger arms designed to keep the scaffold stable. While he was working from the scaffold, Employee #1 dropped a light over the side. As he checked to see where it had landed, his weight shifted the scaffold off balance and it fell over. He broke the heels on both his feet and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, OUTRIGGER, WORK RULES, FALL, SCAFFOLD RIGGING, LOST BALANCE, FOOT, OVERTURN, SCAFFOLD, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112022843			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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