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Accident Summary Nr: 24276.015 - Employee Falls From Scaffold And Suffers Dislocated Wrist An

Accident Summary Nr: 24276.015 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 07/18/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
540580.015	07/23/2012		238990	M.G. Mcgrath, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:45 p.m. on July 18, 2012, Employee #1 was installing insulation on an exterior wall. The employees and some coworkers were working from a mobile scaffold and installing the insulation on the exterior walls of a hospital addition. Employee #1 was climbing down from the scaffold, when he slipped from the access point and fell approximately 17 ft onto a hard concrete surface. He suffered a dislocated wrist and lacerated elbow. The scaffold was fully guarded at the working level. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he was hospitalized for surgical procedures and additional medical treatment.

Keywords: Dislocated, Elbow, Fall, Laceration, Lost Balance, Scaffold, Slip, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	540580.015	1	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: 17 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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