Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201522422 - Employees Are Injured in Fall from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201522422 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 04/29/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123158875	05/02/2005	1751	238130	Blue Print Carpentry Inc.

Abstract: On April 29, 2005, Employees #1 through #3 were on a carpenter bracket scaffold without any fall protection. When a 2-in. by 6-in. plank failed, they fell approximately 27 ft to the ground. Employees #1 and #2 were hospitalized for fractures. Employee #3 sustained abrasions and bruises.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, ABRASION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONTUSION, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123158875	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 27 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	123158875	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 27 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
3	123158875	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 27 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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