Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201483344 - Employee's wrist fractured in fall from rolling scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201483344 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 05/02/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125698852	06/14/2000	1522	0	Concord Drywall Inc.,

Abstract: Employee #1 was working from a 4 ft high rolling metal scaffold when the scaffold moved unexpectedly and he fell. He sustained a fractured left wrist, which required surgical repair. The wheels of the scaffold were not locked in position.

Keywords: CHOCK, FRACTURE, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, WORK SURFACE, SCAFFOLD, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125698852			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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