Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201111002 - EMPLOYEE INJURED IN A FALL FROM COLLAPSED SCAFFOLD

Accident Summary Nr: 201111002 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 06/05/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126025170	06/08/1998	1721	0	Ange Painting Contractors

Abstract: Employee #1, a painter, had been with Ange Painting Contractors for three years. On the day of the accident, Employee #1 was on the top working platform, 12 ft above ground, painting the overhang of the roof. The scaffold collapsed, throwing him to the ground. Employee #1 was taken to Sherman Oaks Hospital for treatment. He was treated and released. Employee #1 sustained multiple fractures to his left shoulder and wrist, and experiences difficulty in walking.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHOULDER, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, PAINTER, SCAFFOLD, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126025170			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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