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Accident Summary Nr: 201120334 - EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL FROM SCAFFOLD

Accident Summary Nr: 201120334 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 07/29/1997
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
12551441407/30/199717420J & J Plastering

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on July 29, 1997, Employee #1 was working on a platform of a metal scaffold about 20 feet above the ground, handing tools down to another employee on the platform below. As Employee #1 rested his hand on the scaffold handrail, the rail gave way and swung outwards, and Employee #1 fell to the ground, receiving serious injuries requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HANDRAIL, FALL, SCAFFOLD
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Other building New project or new addition Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 125514414 Hospitalized injury Fracture Occupation not reported Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet
Cause: Plastering
Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc

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