Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202043717 - EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN SCAFFOLDING PLATFORM COLLAPSED

Accident Summary Nr: 202043717 -- Report ID: 0155010 -- Event Date: 11/04/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301490108	11/06/1997	1721	0	Vermont Protective Coatings, Inc.

Abstract: Employees were working under a bridge removing the scaffold platform when the section gave way, dumping them into the river. Employee #1 was hit by the falling planks. Employee #1 received lacerations to the head and was treated at a hospital.

Keywords: PLANKING, PLATFORM, HEAD, LACERATION, FALL, STRUCK BY, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000		25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301490108			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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