Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202080040 - Employee Fractures Leg in Fall from Platform Board

Accident Summary Nr: 202080040 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 12/01/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312957707	12/01/2008	1741	238140	Concrete Connections Llc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing on the 2 in. by 6 in. platform board of 6 ft bracket scaffolding, removing the forms from a concrete wall, when the platform board broke and he fell 6 ft to the ground. He sustained a compound fracture to his leg. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: BOARD, PLATFORM, FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LEG, SCAFFOLDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312957707			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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