Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170899751 - Employee fractures elbow in fall when scaffold overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 170899751 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 08/05/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120030234	08/12/1996	1542	0	Morley Construction

Abstract: On August 5, 1996, Employee #1 was working on a sheet metal chute as part of a building renovation. He was trying to move the unlocked rolling scaffold he was on when it began to tip. He rushed to the opposite side, causing the scaffold to tip over in that direction. Employee #1 fell with the scaffold, fracturing his elbow.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, FALL, ELBOW, OVERTURN, SCAFFOLD, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120030234			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Sheetmetal duct installers

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