Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170869507 - Employee's arm impaled on upright in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 170869507 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 08/04/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125699876	11/17/1999	1542	0	New West Partition

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on a small, two-step scaffold when he stepped back, lost his balance, and fell, impaling his left arm on a metal upright. He was transported to the hospital, where he underwent surgery.

Keywords: IMPALED, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ARM, WALKING BACKWARD, LOST BALANCE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125699876			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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