Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170176820 - Employee injured in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 170176820 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 07/19/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111740155	07/19/1991	1799	0	Johnson Equipment

Abstract: On July 19, 1991, Employee #1, of Johnson Equipment, was erecting a metal scaffold. He was laying down beams or Glu-lam, which are wooden timbers approximately 4 by 6, to form a foundation so that the uprights could be set up. At approximately 7:05 a.m., Employee #1 slipped while walking and fell approximately 18 1/2 ft to the sidewalk. His partner called the emergency services. The fire department and ambulance arrived and transported Employee #1 to San Francisco General Hospital.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, FRACTURE, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LEG, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111740155			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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