Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201088309 - Construction Employee Is Injured by Falling Object

Accident Summary Nr: 201088309 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 08/30/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125763391	12/06/2006	7359	532490	Brand Scaffold Rental & Erection Of Ca Inc

Abstract: At about 9:30 a.m. on August 30, 2006, Employee #1 was loading 12-ft long scaffold planks onto a pickup truck at a commercial building construction site. A coworker and a foreman were dismantling the scaffold, at an elevation of about 25 ft. As the foreman was removing a nail from the scaffold, he lost control of the plank he was holding. The plank fell and struck Employee #1 on his face, causing a nose fracture. The employee was taken to University Medical Center in Fresno, CA, where he was treated for his injury.

Keywords: LOADING, FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, SCAFFOLD RIGGING, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, FALLING OBJECT, LOST CONTROL, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125763391			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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