Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201054574 - Employee Injured In Fall From Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201054574 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 09/20/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126071620	11/08/2000	1742	0	Berger Brothers

Abstract: Employee #1 was unloading scaffolding from a flatbed truck. Employee #1 was standing on the flatbed and was placing scaffold frames on the edge of the truck. The foreman, standing on the ground, would then grab the frame and placed it on the ground. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 placed a frame at the edge and started to let go. The frame started to tip over towards the foreman and Employee #1 realized that the foreman did not have control of it. Employee #1 tried to right the frame and slipped on the steel surface of the flatbed and fell approximately 5 ft to the ground. Employee #1 twisted his body to avoid landing on his head and landed on his left femur, pelvis and hip. Employee #1 sustained a fractured left hip and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, FALLING OBJECT, FLATBED TRUCK, HIP, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Other		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126071620			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)

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