Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200775096 - Worker Injured in Fal When Scaffold Collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 200775096 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 02/01/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311747570	02/01/2008	1741	238140	Thompson Waterproofing

Abstract: On February 1, 2008, Employee #1 and a Construction Crew working for Thompson Waterproofing were constructing a concrete block elevator shaft, which was approximately. 3.5 stories in height. Employee #1 was standing on a wooden scaffold plank with dimensions 2 by10 by 8, but the wooden plank split into two. Employee #1 fell approximately 45 feet, sustaining multiple unspecified fractures. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, PLANK, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WALKING ON BEAM, CONCRETE BLOCK, ELEVATOR, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311747570			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet Cause: Elevator, escalator installation Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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