Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201486214 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Elevation

Accident Summary Nr: 201486214 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 03/17/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125755686	03/18/2004	1799	238290	Brand Scaffold Rental & Erection, Inc.

Abstract: On March 17, 2004, Employee #1 fell 15 feet, and then he slid an additional 20 feet to the bottom of a large, empty marine mammal pool under renovation after falling from a 2-plank, unrailed walkway. The employee sustained a skull fracture, and minor spinal fractures. He was hospitalized two days for his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SPINE, WORK RULES, SKULL, FALL, TANK, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000		35

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125755686			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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