Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200081768 - Employee sustains fractures in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 200081768 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 07/10/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306409921	07/10/2003	1741	238140	Cristaldo Masonry, Inc.

Abstract: On July 10, 2003, Employee #1, a mason, was installing a flue on a residential chimney. Employee #1 fell from a scaffold, approximately 3 ft to a 12 to 12 pitch metal roof and then he slid down 16 ft onto the lower 10 to 12 pitch metal roof. Next he slid down 5 ft to the eave and fell approximately 11 ft to the ground. Employee #1 sustained multiple fractures and was hospitalized. There was no guardrail at the end of the scaffold, where Employee #1 fell.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306409921			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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