Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201084928 - Employee fractures wrist in fall from portable scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201084928 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/17/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119983435	03/16/2004	1742	238310	F Rodgers Insulation Inc

Abstract: On October 17, 2003, Employee #1, who worked for an insulation contractor, was working on an addition to a building at Fresno Community Medical Center. He was on a 5 ft 4 in. tall portable, rolling scaffold and was looking up to place an installation pin in a kitchen ceiling when he stepped backward and fell from the scaffold. Employee #1 suffered a compound fracture to his right wrist. He was taken to Fresno Community Medical Center, where he was treated and released.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, INATTENTION, SCAFFOLD, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119983435			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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