Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202342127 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Float Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 202342127 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 06/21/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312247703	06/21/2008	1791	238120	Falcon Steel Co. Inc.

Abstract: On June 21, 2008, an employee was going to bolt the crossing steel beam below the fifth floor. As he accessed the float scaffold from the fifth floor, there was no access ladder. One of the planks cracked. The employee fell 23 feet to the third floor decking. The employee had safety harness on but not tied off. The employee was hospitalized and treated for multiple, unspecified, injuries.

Keywords: DECKING, WORK SURFACE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	5	50

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312247703			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 50 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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