Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201149762 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Rolling Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201149762 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 02/20/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309300689	02/28/2008	1742	238310	Mns Drywall

Abstract: On February 20, 2008, Employee #1 was standing on a rolling scaffold (22 in. wide and 45 in. deep) sanding drywall. He stepped off the plank and fell to a concrete surface. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a fractured elbow.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, FALL, ELBOW, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, WORK SURFACE, INATTENTION, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309300689			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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