Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201068848 - Employee Falls from Scaffold and Ankle Is Broken

Accident Summary Nr: 201068848 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 02/01/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125872648	03/10/2005	1771	238110	Morley Construction

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on February 1, 2005, Employee #1 was working on a scaffolding plank which was placed on a 4 in. by 4 in. by 15 ft long section of wood. This piece of wood moved, the employee lost his balance, and fell 4.5 feet to the ground. Employee #1 was transported and admitted to Alvarado Hospital and was treated for a compound fracture of his right ankle.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, WALKING SURFACE, FALL, LOST BALANCE, ANKLE, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING

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	10	100

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125872648			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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