Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202361622 - Employee's Legs Are Fractured in Scaffold Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 202361622 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 12/16/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310690839	12/16/2006	1771	238110	Precision Concrete Construction Co Inc

Abstract: On December 16, 2006, Employee #1 and a coworker were erecting concrete from scaffolds and removing previously placed forms where concrete had already set up. Employee #1 was standing on one of the form scaffolds that was properly guarded and fell to the concrete below. It is believed that one or both of the form pins was not properly placed causing, the support of the scaffold to collapse. Employee #1 was hospitalized with fractured legs.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, STRUCK AGAINST, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, CONCRETE, LEG, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	50

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310690839			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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