Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200775328 - Employee'S Leg Is Fractured In Scaffold Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 200775328 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 04/01/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311899686	04/01/2008	1761	238170	C & B Home Improvement & Gutter

Abstract: Employee #1 was installing siding on a house using a ladder jack scaffold and was not using fall protection. The ladder jack was not secure, and the ladder jack pole moved due to the weight of the scaffold. Employee #1 fell 18 ft and fractured his leg.

Keywords: fracture, collapse, unsecured, construction, fall, fall protection, unstable soil, leg, 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	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311899686			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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