Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202498093 - Employee injured in fall while dismantling scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 202498093 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 01/05/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311734800	01/07/2008	1741	238140	Bragunier Masony Contractors Inc

Abstract: On January 5, 2008, Employee #1 was dismantling a fabricated frame scaffold system. He was working on the third level and had moved two planks into position to be lowered to the ground by a rough terrain fork lift. While moving another plank into position he walked on the unsupported cantilevered ends of the planks and fell 20 ft, striking several crossbraces before landing on the compacted earth. Employee #1 sustained fractured ribs, a fractured arm, and internal injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, DISMANTLING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, WALKING ON PLANK, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, FALL, 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	35

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311734800			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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