Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202466363 - Employee Falls from Scaffold, Fractures Leg

Accident Summary Nr: 202466363 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 03/07/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310201082	04/28/2008	1622	237310	Integrity Rebar Placers

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 a.m. on March 7, 2008, Employee #1, a journeyman iron worker, was installing rebar to complete a sound wall on a highway construction project. Employee #1 had climbed ladder to access the scaffold. Employee #1 was standing on the scaffold planks, and they gave way underneath him. Employee #1 fell to ground with the planks. Employee #1 was working in close proximity to some coworkers. Employee #1 suffered a fracture of his right leg. Employee #1 was transported by local ambulance to the hospital and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, REBAR, CONSTRUCTION, PLANK, FALL, EQUIPMENT APPROVAL, LEG, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		14

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310201082			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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