Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202088183 - Employee Falls from Scaffold Injuring Back

Accident Summary Nr: 202088183 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 01/29/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309445187	01/29/2007	1791	238120	Henry Gurtzweiler Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:45 a.m. on January 29, 2007, Employee #1 was installing cable stays on the main pylon of a cable stay bridge. He was working on a self climbing scaffold, a hydromobile, Serial Number F-12. The scaffold was 13-ft high and one side was missing the guardrail. The weather was clear. Employee #1 finished his shift and lowered the scaffold so he could dismount. This required him to walk on the scaffold plank which was unsecured. The plank came loose causing him to fall 13 ft. Employee #1 received bruises and contusions to his back.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, BACK, FALL, UNGUARDED, CONTUSION, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over		400

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309445187			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 135 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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