Accident Report Detail

Accident: 200771731 - Employee Fractures Hip When Scaffolding Collapses

**Accident: 200771731 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 03/07/2002**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
303810808	03/07/2002	1751	Vesco Endeavors L.L.C.

On or about March 7, 2002, Employee #1 and a coworker fell when the scaffolding they were standing on collapsed. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a fractured hip.

Keywords: fracture, collapse, scaffold collapse, fall, hip, scaffolding

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	3	29

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	303810808			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	FallDist: FallHt:27 Cause: Exterior carpentry FatCause: Fall from/with scaffold

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