Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 511543 - Painter breaks elbow in fall from makeshift walkway

Accident Summary Nr: 511543 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/01/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111875555	07/17/1991	1721	0	River City Painting Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was on the second story of a large house applying a primer coat of paint. A makeshift walkway had been constructed by nailing a 6 ft long piece of 2 ft by 10 ft plank to the side of the house with the other end on a tubular scaffold. Employee #1 was painting from the walkway when the plank cracked in half and he fell approximately 12 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a fractured right elbow and suffering from back pain.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, WALK PLATFORM, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, PLANK, FALL, ELBOW, PAINTER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111875555			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance

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