Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 941237 - Employee injured in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 941237 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 09/23/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100746296	09/23/1992	1542	0	St. Louis Wrecking Co Dba Eagle Wrecking

Abstract: Employee #1 was climbing a 25 ft high Perry mobile scaffold on a built in ladder that measured 14 1/2 in. on each rung. Employee #1 climbed approximately 20 ft, then fell onto several plywood and rubber tires. He suffered head, back, and abdominal injuries. The bottom horizontal brace was missing from the scaffold, causing it to move while Employee #1 climbed it.

Keywords: HEAD, ABDOMEN, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, INADEQUATE MAINT, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, FALL, BRACING, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100746296			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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