Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202585949 - Employee Suffers Concussion in Fall from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 202585949 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 04/27/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312760655	04/29/2009	1521	236115	B G Flather Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 7:45 a.m. on April 27, 2009, Employee #1, a carpenter, was working inside a two-story residential home, which was under construction. He was removing nails from wooden header boards, using a pry bar while standing on a 6-ft rolling Perry scaffold. The scaffold tipped over, causing Employee #1 to fall six feet onto the wood flooring. He suffered a concussion and was hospitalized for his injury. The scaffolding was found with the four casters locked in position.

Keywords: CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION, PRY BAR, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312760655			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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