Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 822007 - CONSTRUCTION WORKER INJURED IN FALL FROM SCAFFOLD

Accident Summary Nr: 822007 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 11/06/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18830745	11/19/1987	1741	0	Quality Masonry

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLEANING MORTER PANS THAT WERE ON A TUBULAR WELDED FRAME SCAFFOLD. THE SCAFFOLD WAS 8 TO 9 FEET HIGH, 50 INCHES WIDE AND 30 FEET LONG. AS HE FINISHED EACH PAN HE WOULD TOSS IT, UPSIDE DOWN, ONTO A GRAVEL DRIVEWAY. WHEN HE FINISHED THE LAST PAN AND TOSSED IT, IT GOT CAUGHT IN HIS JACKET. THE FORCE OF THE PAN PULLING ON HIS JACKET CAUSED HIM TO FALL OFF THE SCAFFOLD AND ONTO THE DRIVEWAY. HE SUSTAINED A COMPOUND FRACTURE OF HIS LEFT LEG AND A FRACTURED RIGHT WRIST.

Keywords: CLOTHING, FRACTURE, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LEG, SCAFFOLD, TUBULAR SCAFFOLD, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18830745			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; brickmasons, stonemasons, tilesetters

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