Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201790276 - Employee injured in fall when scaffold overturned

Accident Summary Nr: 201790276 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 07/10/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125581298	07/23/1997	1742	0	Magnum Drywall

Abstract: Employee #1 was on a 7 ft high metal rolling scaffold, using an electric screw gun to install drywall. The scaffold tipped over and he fell, head first, onto concrete. Because of the injuries suffered from the fall, Employee #1 could not remember the details that led to the accident. There were no witnesses.

Keywords: HEAD, INSTALLING, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, OVERTURN, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125581298			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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