Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201165263 - Employee is injured in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201165263 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 07/28/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126058833	08/05/2003	1742	238310	G&M Plastering Inc

Abstract: At around 2:15 p.m. on July 28, 2003, Employee #1 was on the top (fourth) section of a metal scaffold, kneeling on a scaffold plank, applying stucco. As he stood, he grabbed the top rail, which was not secured. When the rail failed, he fell about 26 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized for multiple neck fractures. He claimed the employer allowed the top rail to be unsecured to allow stucco materials to be delivered by pulley to various levels of the scaffold.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, UNSECURED, FALL, NECK, VERTEBRA, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126058833			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plasterers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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