Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201069424 - Employee Sustains Concussion in Fall from Rolling Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201069424 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 09/20/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307032748	01/18/2006	1521	236115	R.W. Little

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on September 20, 2005, Employee #1, of RW Little Co., was sandblasting wooden beams that traversed a cathedral ceiling in a private residence that was under construction, using a portable rolling scaffold. Employee #1 was standing on the second platform, approximately 8-ft high, when he fell and struck his head on the concrete floor. He was transported to Palomar Hospital, where he was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: PLATFORM, HEAD, CEILING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, CONCUSSION, SANDBLASTING, WORK SURFACE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307032748			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Miscellaneous precision metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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