Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201074119 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201074119 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 07/18/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312679095	07/29/2009	1721	238320	Walldesign Incorporated

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 18, 2009, Employee #1, a scaffolding laborer, was dismantling a tube and coupler scaffold at a construction site. He was at the bottom stage of the scaffolding and was using a hammer to pound on the frame of the scaffolding to loosen it. He stepped back onto a plank and fell approximately 6 feet to the ground. He suffered a fractured left leg and was hospitalized for four days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, DISMANTLING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, LEG, SCAFFOLD, TUBULAR SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	3	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312679095			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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