Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202353322 - Employee falls off of a scaffold platform

Accident Summary Nr: 202353322 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 10/02/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306943762	10/02/2003	1741	238140	Brickmore, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on October 2, 2003, Employee #1 stepped into an area that was not fully decked while carrying cement blocks and fell off the unguarded side of the platform. The scaffold platform was 13-ft by 8-in high and it was not equipped with guardrails at the time of the fall. Employee #1 was flown to the hospital for head and possible back injuries. He was kept over night for treatment and observation and released the next day.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, BACK, WALKING SURFACE, FALL, WORK PLATFORM

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306943762			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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