Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 823229 - Employee's shoulder bruised when struck by falling bricks

Accident Summary Nr: 823229 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 09/04/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18843987	09/04/1987	1741	0	Buffalo Construction Company Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was on the work platform of a three brick high scaffold. He has laid three courses of brick on an angle iron. As Employee #1 bent down to obtain more brick from the stock platform, the three courses of brick fell 18 in. off the iron angle beam and four bricks struck him on the back of his shoulder. He sustained bruises to his upper shoulder and was hospitalized.

Keywords: SHOULDER, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, BRICK, STRUCK BY, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18843987			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Brickmasons and stonemasons

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