Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200770725 - Employee injured in fall when scaffold bracket dislodges

Accident Summary Nr: 200770725 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 03/16/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300549573	03/16/2000	1751	0	Thomas A. Defusco

Abstract: Employee #1 was working alone, installing siding on a two-story residence. He was installing the J-trim at the eaves when the bracket dislodged from the house and he fell approximately 25 ft from the scaffold to the ground. He sustained multiple contusions and abrasions, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: INSTALLING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, CONTUSION, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300549573			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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