Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202076626 - Employee Fractures Back When Scaffold Falls

Accident Summary Nr: 202076626 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 07/13/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309157154	07/13/2005	1761	238170	Haggerstone, Llc

Abstract: On July 13, 2005, Employee #1 was positioned on an Alum-A-Pole scaffold, when the right-hand side of the scaffold fell, causing him to fall 18 ft to the ground. He sustained a fracture to his back. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, BACK, FALL, FALLING OBJECT, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	2	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309157154			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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