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Accident Summary Nr: 201071727 - Employee Injured When Impaled On Scaffold Support
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 310814272 | 12/26/2007 | 1742 | 238310 | Johnson Barnes And Finch |
Abstract: At approximately 9:10 a.m. on September 4, 2007, Employee #1, an apprentice taper with a drywall contractor, was standing about 2 ft 6 in. off the floor on a fully-planked Baker scaffold. He was taping a soffit when he turned his body, lost his balance, and fell backward onto his buttocks, puncturing his rectum on a vertical support of the scaffold. Employee #1 was transported to Scripps Hospital for treatment.
Keywords:
impaled, buttocks, construction, fall, lost balance, scaffold
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial building | New project or new addition | Under $50,000 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 310814272 | Hospitalized injury | Puncture | Drywall installers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 2 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold |