Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170900856 - Employee injured in fall from moving scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 170900856 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 08/08/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120042510	08/15/1997	1795	0	Specialized Environmental, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were using a 5 to 6 ft tall rolling scaffold to remove duct work as part of an asbestos remediation project. The scaffold had to be moved occasionally, and the workers had been instructed to remain seated during this procedure. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 decided to stand and to hang onto the duct work as the scaffold moved. When he finally let go, he fell backward to the floor, striking his head and sustaining a small laceration on his elbow from hitting a piece of metal. The scaffold had no guardrails.

Keywords: HEAD, GUARDRAIL, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, LACERATION, ASBESTOS REMOVAL, FALL, ELBOW

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120042510			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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