Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201488210 - Employee injured in fall when knocked from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201488210 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 11/08/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125759548	11/17/2005	1742	238310	Performance Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: On November 8, 2005, Employee #1 was on a wheel-locked Perry scaffold when he was struck by two bundles of 40 lb ceiling tiles that had been leaned against the scaffold's upright end rail. He fell 5 ft to the carpeted floor, fracturing his spine. Employee #1 underwent surgery and was hospitalized for five days. The scaffold was not equipped with any railings.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SPINE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY, OVERTURN, SCAFFOLD

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125759548			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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