Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170618219 - Employee injured in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 170618219 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 03/09/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125798371	03/09/1998	1799	0	Trimm'S Scaffolding

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on March 9, 1998, Employee #1, a rigger, was helping a crew to erect a four-story scaffold on a building. He was on the top level of the six-frame high scaffold and was making the final tie-in to the structure when he slipped and fell. Employee #1 dropped 20 ft and then struck some planking, which slowed the remaining 20 ft of his fall to the ground. He suffered head injuries and multiple fractures, for which he was hospitalized for 16 days.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, FRACTURE, HEAD, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	4	40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125798371			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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