Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200960722 - Employee injured in fall onto scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 200960722 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 12/24/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119519304	12/30/1996	1771	0	Elion Concrete, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, of Carson & Gray, Inc., had just finished laying seven courses of 8 in. by 16 in. by 12 in. block on the sides of a steel door frame in the east wall stairwell. He picked up his tools to move to his next assignment. He was stepping underneath the door frame's bracing when he tripped over the 2 by 4 piece of wood that served as its base and that was anchored into the concrete deck. Employee #1 fell 7 ft 1 in. onto a scaffold, suffering contusions, strains, and scrapes. No guardrails were provided.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, TRIPPED, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, CONTUSION, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	22

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119519304			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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