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Accident: 202597191 - Employee Is Injured In Fall From Scaffold
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 313556177 | 07/08/2009 | 1751 | Red Lakes Inc |
On June 29, 2009, Employee #1 and coworkers were constructing an addition to an existing single family home. Employee #1 was using a plywood platform as a scaffold to frame around a skylight. A 6 ft stepladder was placed against the scaffold to access the platform. After exiting from the stepladder and onto the scaffold, he stepped back while standing on scaffold and fell 10.17 ft to the ground. He struck the ground, receiving fractures to his ribs and vertebrae. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he underwent treatment and was hospitalized.
Keywords:
fracture, stepladder, rib, fall, fall protection, vertebra, work platform, unguarded, scaffold
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single family or duplex dwelling | New project or new addition | $250,000 to $500,000 | 3 | 30 | |||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 313556177 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Carpenters | FallDist: FallHt:10 Cause: Interior carpentry FatCause: Fall from/with scaffold |