Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201096351 - Employee slips and falls from scaffolding

Accident Summary Nr: 201096351 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 03/20/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126183151	03/21/2003	1742	238310	Randy Witt Drywall

Abstract: At approximately 8:20 a.m. on March 20, 2003, Employee #1 was holding a ladder positioned on a scaffold for a coworker who was hanging drywall inside the stairwell of a building. The ladder slipped in between the scaffold blanks which caused Employee #1 loose his balance and fall backwards. He fell 6 to 8 ft hitting the steps and was hospitalized for minor bruises.

Keywords: LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, PLANK, ABRASION, FALL, LOST BALANCE, CONTUSION, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126183151			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc

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