Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170383178 - Mason breaks back in 20 ft fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 170383178 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 11/10/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126013788	11/15/1995	1741	0	Robertson Masonry Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a regular, full-time employee of Robertson Masonry, Inc., was 20 ft high on a scaffold, pulling a 50 ft long, 2 1/2 in. i.d. grout hose to grout cement blocks. He fell 20 ft from the 2 in. thick by 10 in. wide by 9 ft long scaffold floor boards and sustained a broken back, but no nerve damage. The cause of the accident was failure of management to ensure that the scaffold floor planking was maintained in a safe condition.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INADEQUATE MAINT, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, PLANK, BACK, FALL, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126013788			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Brickmasons and stonemasons

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