Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170785836 - Employee's leg fractured when struck by stucco plaster hose

Accident Summary Nr: 170785836 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 02/04/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125870097	03/23/1999	1742	0	Alameda Plastering, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, of Alameda Plastering, Inc., was part of the plastering crew applying stucco to a single-story house under construction. His job was to assure that the plaster hose was set and located for proper pumping. He was standing near the pump when the hose came loose and struck his right leg. Employee #1 sustained a compound fracture, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, HOSE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125870097			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plasterers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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