Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201112638 - Employee injured in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201112638 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 05/27/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119943637	06/12/2000	1742	0	Jade, Inc.

Abstract: On May 27, 2000, Employee #1, a framer and drywall finisher, was working from a scaffold at a residential construction site. He fell 12 ft from the scaffold and sustained shoulder and head injuries. Employee #1 he was transported to Henry Mayo Hospital for emergency treatment, where it was determined that he also had a brain tumor. The open sides of the scaffold did not have any guardrails.

Keywords: HEAD, GUARDRAIL, SHOULDER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, BRAIN, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119943637			Hospitalized injury	Other	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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