Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170612204 - Employee breaks his back in fall from scaffolding

Accident Summary Nr: 170612204 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 04/26/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119812956	04/30/1993	1741	0	Bratton & Mccurley

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on April 26, 1993, Employee #1 was dismantling a section of scaffolding. He removed a platform board and, with the board blocking his vision, stepped through the opening he had just made. He fell 18 feet to the ground, and suffered a broken back and four broken ribs.

Keywords: FRACTURE, DISMANTLING, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, RIB, FALL, INATTENTION, SCAFFOLDING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119812956			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Brickmasons and stonemasons

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