Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201485802 - Employee fractures pelvis and tailbone in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201485802 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 08/26/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120340096	08/29/2003	1761	238160	Enterprise Roofing Services, Inc.

Abstract: On August 26, 2003, Employee #1 fell from a scaffold when the scaffold midrail he had grabbed to stabilize himself upon rising came off its anchor pin. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell 9 ft 5 in. to the ground. He sustained fractured pelvis and tailbone and was hospitalized for three days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, PIN, CONSTRUCTION, PELVIS, ROOFER, FALL, MIDRAIL, LOST BALANCE, 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	9

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120340096			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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