Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170613228 - Employee injured in fall while dismantling scaffolding

Accident Summary Nr: 170613228 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 03/11/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119768174	03/18/1994	1541	0	Mccarthy Western Constructors

Abstract: At about 3:00 p.m. on March 11, 1994, Employee #1 was helping to lower falsework support scaffolding that was being dismantled. He was at the 20 ft level in an anchor section helping to lower another section. The section the employee was on was not secure and fell over, taking the employee down with it. He suffered fractured ribs, an internal injury, and a head injury.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, DISMANTLING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, RIB, FALL, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119768174			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters

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