Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201085974 - Employee's foot fractured by fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201085974 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 09/07/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119984599	03/01/2005	1742	238310	Insul Acoustics

Abstract: On September 7, 2004, Employee #1 was working upon an A-frame scaffold while installing ceiling drywall. A shear pin failed on one of the adjustable scaffold legs and it collapsed. Employee #1 fell feet first, approximately 33 inches to the floor. A bone in his left foot was fractured when it hit a metal stud. He was hospitalized in Fresno Community Hospital.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, PIN, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, FOOT, SCAFFOLD

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119984599			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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