Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170899892 - Employee's colon injured in fall when scaffold overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 170899892 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 08/08/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120030416	08/30/1996	1742	0	Rice Drywall Inc.

Abstract: On August 8, 1996, Employee #1, a drywall installer, was on an approximately 5 ft tall rolling scaffold when a coworker began to climb the stand, causing the scaffold to become unbalanced. It tipped over and Employee #1 fell, landing on his back on a pair of tin snips, which penetrated his colon. He was transported to the hospital, where he underwent surgery for a temporary colostomy.

Keywords: INSTALLING, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, OVERTURN, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120030416			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Drywall installers

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