Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170700520 - Employee injured in fall from adjustable theater staging

Accident Summary Nr: 170700520 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 07/01/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120079975	08/15/1994	1542	0	Morley Construction

Abstract: Employee #1, of Morley Construction Co., was picking up a piece of drywall material lying on an elevated portion of adjustable theater staging. He backed off the stage platform, falling approximately 7 ft to the floor. A portion of the adjustable 4 ft by 4 ft stage had been temporarily removed from the adjacent column for repair of earthquake damage. Yellow warning tape had been installed. Employee #1 suffered multiple bruises and a back injury from the fall and was hospitalized for three days and released.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, BACK, FALL, WALKING BACKWARD, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, SPRAIN, CONTUSION, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120079975			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Construction laborers

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