Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170812960 - Employee's knee injured in fall when scaffold plank breaks

Accident Summary Nr: 170812960 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 05/29/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125661579	07/19/1996	1521	0	Bee Be Construction

Abstract: Employee #1, a carpenter, was working for a general contractor doing the framing on the front of an apartment building. He was using a job-built scaffold, approximately 6 1/2 ft above grade, that consisted of a 20 ft wide metal platform resting on 2 by 6 stringers. One of the stringers broke where it had a knot. Employee #1 fell, landing on both feet, but the pressure on his left knee caused it to blow out from the impact of the fall. According to the employee, the scaffold was constructed according to Title 8 safety orders pertaining to job-built scaffolds for work at this height.

Keywords: KNEE, CARPENTER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, PLANK, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125661579			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenters

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