Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202316477 - Employee's Wrist Is Fractured in Fall from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 202316477 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 09/05/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309897569	10/16/2006	1742	238310	Ad-In Incorporated

Abstract: On September 5, 2006, Employee #1 was standing on a rolling scaffold while working on a grid-ceiling system. Other employees were moving the scaffold, trying to roll it over power cords that were on the floor. Employee #1 fell from the scaffold approximately 6.5 feet to the floor. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment of his fractured left wrist.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, CEILING, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, WALKING SURFACE, FALL, SCAFFOLD, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	2	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309897569			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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