Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201128519 - Employee Falls from Scaffold and Receives Injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 201128519 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 03/29/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310099585	04/06/2011	1521	236115	Plate Line Framers Inc

Abstract: On March 29, 2011, Employee #1 was installing guardrails on first level plank of a scaffold. The plank had a nominal width of 10 in. and length of 10 ft. As for the scaffolding, it was erected around a building under construction that was three-stories high and approximately 26 ft in height. As he installed the guardrails, he slipped and fell 6.25 ft. Employee #1 sustained a forehead laceration. He was transported to a medical center, where he underwent treatment, and was then hospitalized for observation.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, INSTALLING, FOREHEAD, SLIP, LACERATION, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, SCAFFOLDING

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	3	26

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310099585			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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