Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201613700 - Employee injured in fall through scaffold railing

Accident Summary Nr: 201613700 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 02/09/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311703870	02/19/2008	1711	238210	Cosco Fire Protection Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311704258	02/22/2008	1799	238990	Thyssenkrupp Safway Inc

Abstract: On February 9, 2008, Employee #1 was moving from the upper section of a scaffold to another section 42 in. below, using the midrail as a step. When he put his weight on the midrail, it slid out and he fell 10 ft 1 in. between the midrail and the platform, landing on the concrete floor. He sustained serious injuries, for which he was hospitalized. The midrail was tied with #9 wire to the middle of a horizontal member.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, MIDRAIL, SCAFFOLDING, GUARDRAIL, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, FALL, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311703870			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Fireproofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	311704258					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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