Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 70194.015 - Drywall installer falls from mobile scaffold and fractures s

Accident Summary Nr: 70194.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 01/27/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1021616.015	01/27/2015		236220	C & J Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:05 a.m. on January 27, 2015, Employee #1, employed by a construction contractor, was performing interior carpentry. He was hanging drywall while standing on a rolling scaffold. The scaffold tipped over, and Employee #1 fell approximately 6 feet landing on a concrete floor. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a skull fracture.

Keywords: Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Installing, Mobile Scaffold, Scaffold, Skull, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
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Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1021616.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 6 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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