Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201523883 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201523883 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 10/22/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315974113	10/24/2011	1799	238390	Rockwood Corporation

Abstract: On October 22, 2011, Employee #1 was walking on a metal frame scaffold that was not fully planked and was not equipped with guardrails. He fell approximately 40 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized for back and neck fractures.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, BACK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, NECK, UNGUARDED, WORK SURFACE, SCAFFOLD, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Maintenance or repair		$250,000 to $500,000	1	40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315974113			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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