Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201108594 - Plasterer Lacerates Head after Losing Balance and Falling

Accident Summary Nr: 201108594 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 09/27/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300824414	10/25/2006	1742	238310	Sierra Plastering Inc

Abstract: On September 27, 2006, Employee #1 was working as a plasterer for a contractor. He was on tubular metal scaffolding working approximately 13 feet high, masking off a gable. He lost his balance and fell between the wall and scaffolding to the cement floor. He sustained head injuries in the form of lacerations, but he was not hospitalized.

Keywords: HEAD, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, FALL, LOST BALANCE, SCAFFOLDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	13

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300824414			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Plasterers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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