Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201120524 - EMPLOYEE INJURED IN 15-FOOT FALL

Accident Summary Nr: 201120524 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 08/09/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125514463	09/04/1997	1721	0	Tollner Painting

Abstract: Employee #1 was painting from an aerial lift basket approximately 15 ft above a concrete surface. While working, Employee #1 hit the basket's controls causing the basket to move suddenly. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell out of the basket, landing on the concrete surface. Employee #1 was hospitalized with serious injuries including broken bones.

Keywords: FRACTURE, PAINT, FALL, AERIAL LIFT CONTROLS, LOST BALANCE, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125514463			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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