Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201701737 - Employee injured in fall when scaffold platform slips

Accident Summary Nr: 201701737 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 08/16/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306605833	08/25/2004	1742	238310	Whitestar Enterprises Llc

Abstract: On August 16, 2004, Employee #1 was on a scaffold, plastering the outside wall of a new building. The scaffold platform slipped and he lost his balance, falling approximately 20 ft to the ground. Employee #1 fractured several ribs and was hospitalized overnight.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306605833			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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