Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200082279 - Employee Injures Back When Struck by Falling Arch

Accident Summary Nr: 200082279 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 08/04/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308273184	08/03/2005	1741	238140	Brayman Hollow Masonry, Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was installing a decorative arch over the front entrance of a newly constructed school. The arch was lowered into place by a lull and the employee was guiding the load while standing on a fabricated steel scaffold. After the arch was lowered into position, the employee began to fasten the arch. The arch then tipped forward, and he became pinned between the arch and the scaffold. He suffered a severe back injury and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, CARPENTER, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, CAUGHT BETWEEN, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308273184			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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