Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201507456 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201507456 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 04/06/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310058771	04/24/2007	1741	238140	Far East Masonry

Abstract: On April 6, 2007, Employee #1 was working from a scaffold and attempted to reach the second level work platform. He claimed that as he climbed off the scaffold ladder, he reached for the handrail on the end frame of the scaffold. The handrail became loose, and he fell 10 feet. The accident was unwitnessed. He was hospitalized for ten days for his injuries. The scaffold company inspected the scaffold at the accident site and did not observe a loose handrail.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, HANDRAIL, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WORK PLATFORM, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2	50

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310058771			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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