Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200081933 - Employee injured from fall

Accident Summary Nr: 200081933 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 06/01/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306415761	06/02/2004	1721	238320	A-1 Industrial Spray Painting

Abstract: On June 1, 2004, Employee #1 was grinding rust on bar joists, located above his head, while standing on a scissor lift. The entrance area for the scaffold was not equipped with a standard guardrail system. As Employee #1 was looking up at the surface being worked on, he walked towards the opening of the lift and fell approximately 11 feet through the open side. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for contusions and abrasions, as well as damage to his liver.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LIVER, FALL, UNTRAINED, WORK SURFACE, AERIAL LIFT, CONTUSION, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306415761			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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