Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201992690 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201992690 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 11/06/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310663745	12/06/2006	1741	238140	Rhino Masonry, Inc.

Abstract: On November 6, 2006, Employees #1 and #2 were on an EZ Tower scaffold installing concrete blocks. When the scaffold planking failed, both employees fell 32 ft to the ground. They were hospitalized for unspecified fractures.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, PLANK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1	38

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310663745			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 32 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	310663745			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 32 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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