Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201143930 - Employee fractures arm in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201143930 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 04/21/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305350357	04/23/2003	1741	238140	Civil Works Corporation

Abstract: On April 21, 2003, Employee #1 was working on a school construction site. He fell 19 feet onto a concrete floor. He suffered a fractured left arm which required surgery. A coworker had just handed him a concrete block while they were on a scaffold when the scaffold upright on which Employee #1 was leaning came loose and caused him to fall.

Keywords: CONCRETE SLAB, FRACTURE, FALL, ARM, CONCRETE BLOCK, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	19

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305350357			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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