Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200823672 - Employee injured in fall from wet scaffold platform

Accident Summary Nr: 200823672 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 11/21/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311246987	11/21/2007	1741	238140	3 Arches, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on November 21, 2007, Employee #1, a bricklayer, was walking on the second tier of a scaffold as part of his regular work duties when he slipped and fell 14 ft to the ground. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization. Coworkers at the site did not see the accident, because they were finishing up for the day due to rain. The wet surface may have been a factor in this accident.

Keywords: STORM, GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, WALKING SURFACE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311246987			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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