Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201084217 - Employee suffers a broken knee after falling 27 ft

Accident Summary Nr: 201084217 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 06/01/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125690933	05/20/2003	1741	238140	Baker Masonry

Abstract: On June 1, 2002, Employee #1, a mason helper/brick tender, was working at a construction site for Baker Masonry. Employee #1 attempted to climb down the face of the scaffold when he lost his footing and fell about 27 ft. Employee #1 suffered a broken knee as a result of the fall and was taken to Kern Medical Center for emergency treatment.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, BRICK, FALL, CONCRETE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	3	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125690933			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Brickmasons and stonemasons apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 28 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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