Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201095155 - Employee falls from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201095155 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 11/13/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300812161	11/28/2001	1731	0	Smith Electric Service

Abstract: On November 13, 2001, employees working for Smith Electric Service at a Medical Center were marking out hangers in a ceiling for the installation of a medical pipe support rack. The ceiling was above a plenum above the hospital basement corridor that was not protected by a guardrail. The employee was working near the edge, leaning against ceiling support wire anchored in the ceiling; the wire gave way, the employee falling 8 ft 1 in. to the floor sustaining a head injury.

Keywords: HEAD, GUARDRAIL, CEILING, PIPE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300812161			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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