Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 655878 - Employee injured in fall from elevated work platform

Accident Summary Nr: 655878 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 04/08/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122121544	04/06/1998	1541	0	Woburn Management, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was removing a sheet of plywood from the overhead support on which he was standing when it slipped and both he and the plywood panel fell to the concrete floor. Employee #1 sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	122121544			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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