Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201638673 - Employee Is Injured in Fall While Erecting Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201638673 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 07/23/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313473787	07/28/2009	1751	236118	Buildtek Inc

Abstract: On July 23, 2009, Employee #1 was erecting the third level of a scaffold. While walking to one end of the scaffold to secure handrails, he fell approximately 20 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a fractured wrist and ribs. Just before falling, he had answered his cell phone.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, RIB, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, INATTENTION, SCAFFOLD, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313473787			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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