Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200082626 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 200082626 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 06/02/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308279843	06/19/2006	1741	238140	Mid-State Mason Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: On June 2, 2006, Employee #1 was standing on a tubular welded frame scaffold, waiting for the laborers to plank the outriggers. When he reached for a level, he lost his balance and fell approximately 18 ft. Employee #1 was hospitalized for an unspecified fracture. There were no guardrails across the opening.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, OUTRIGGER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, UNGUARDED, SCAFFOLD

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	2	35

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308279843			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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