Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201487675 - Employee Is Injured When Scaffold Falls Over

Accident Summary Nr: 201487675 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 06/02/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125759241	06/14/2005	1742	238310	Pace Drywall, Inc.

Abstract: On June 2, 2005, Employee #1 fell 7 ft from a rolling scaffold which fell over when one of its leg extensions collapsed. He was hospitalized for treatment of compound fractures of his left heel and left wrist. Employee #1 had failed to completely lock the leg extension into position.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SCAFFOLD, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125759241			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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