Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201182425 - Employee Falls from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201182425 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 10/15/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307391078	10/18/2004	1522	236116	F M S Projects, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:10 p.m. on October 15, 2004, Employee #1 was working with a general contractor remodeling a residential house. Employee #1 was cleaning a scaffold platform at the side of the house by putting debris into plastic bags. The last bag was dropped onto the ground and a coworker put the bag at the back of the jobsite. Employee #1 was climbing down the scaffold and fell approximately 26 ft to the ground. The coworker was just returning to the scaffold and witnessed Employee #1 falling and hitting the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a concussion and broken bones.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	4	26

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307391078			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 28 feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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