Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 972109 - Employee falls from scaffold while trying to retrieve plank

Accident Summary Nr: 972109 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 12/18/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105600159	12/19/1989	1741	0	Daw Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on December 12, 1989, Employee #1 was passing down planks from a scaffold and dropped one. While trying to retrieve the plank, he lost his balance and fell 16 feet. The falling plank caused him to be catapulted 12 feet from the base of the scaffold he was working from. He landed on cement steps, breaking both wrists. He also sustained a 3 inch gash on his forehead above his left eye. Employee #1 was hospitalized for reconstructive bone surgery on his wrists.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, PLANK, LACERATION, FALL, LOST BALANCE, SCAFFOLD, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105600159			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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