Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200960490 - Employee injures back in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 200960490 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 12/04/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127378057	12/04/1996	1741	0	Banner Masonry Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was walking on 2 in. by 10 in. by 8 ft long scaffold boards that were placed atop a tubular, welded-frame scaffold. A board on the outer edge of the scaffold deck broke in two when he stepped on it. Employee #1 fell 6 ft 8 in., landing on his back. He was hospitalized with a fractured disc. There were no signs of prior damage to the board. The scaffold was dully decked, but it was not equipped with a guardrail.

Keywords: BOARD, FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, BACK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TUBULAR SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127378057			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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