Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200082063 - Employee Breaks Leg in Fall from Platform

Accident Summary Nr: 200082063 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 10/01/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306418336	10/01/2004	1761	238170	Morgan Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on a bracket scaffold applying a soffit to a home addition. As he stepped onto a ladder, the scaffold platform shifted and he fell 16.25 feet to the ground breaking his left leg and ankle.

Keywords: PLATFORM, FRACTURE, LADDER, FALL, ANKLE, LEG, 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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306418336			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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