Accident Report Detail

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

Accident Summary Nr: 201120334 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 07/29/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125514414	07/30/1997	1742	0	J & 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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