Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170723514 - Employee breaks ankle stepping down from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 170723514 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/01/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119811248	07/19/1993	1741	0	Minaret Masonry

Abstract: At about 12:45 p.m. on July 1, 1993, Employee #1 attempted to step from a 36 in. high scaffold platform. Employee #1 did not realize the acute irregularity of the surface he was stepping onto; extreme stress was placed on the left ankle and it sustained a clean break.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNEVEN GROUND, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, ANKLE, INATTENTION, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119811248			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, construction trades

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