Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201691151 - Employee Falls from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201691151 -- Report ID: 0950662 -- Event Date: 09/02/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301278099	09/05/2003	1742	238310	Latino Sandblasting And Plastering

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on September 2, 2003, Employee #1, a plasterer at a strip mall was working on a building from a scaffold located by the south tower, when he fell approximately 27 ft. Employee #1 sustained a fractured skull and spinal cord fractures which resulted in permanent paralysis below the waist. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for his injuries. The employer was responsible for the safety and health conditions at the jobsite and had the authority to supervise and direct Employee #1.

Keywords: FRACTURE, PARALYSIS, SPINE, SKULL, FALL, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301278099			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plasterers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 27 feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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