Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170900849 - Employee's collarbone fractured in fall through guardrail

Accident Summary Nr: 170900849 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 11/09/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126115609	11/13/1997	1721	0	C G Painting & Wallcovering, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on November 11, 1997, Employee #1, a painter, was on a mobile, self-propelled elevated work platform. He was leaning against the platform's rear guardrail when it gave way and he fell 13 ft to the floor, fracturing his collarbone. The guardrail was not secured and it folded down when Employee #1 leaned against it.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, COLLARBONE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, PAINTER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	5	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126115609			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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