Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201186087 - Employee Fractures Hip in Fall from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201186087 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 12/06/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312692155	12/08/2011	1721	238320	Zarich Painting & Decorating Co.

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on December 6, 2011, Employee # 1 was working for his employer, a painting contractor. As Employee # 1 was walking on the suspended scaffold, he fell approximately 9 feet off the scaffold as the back rail failed. He suffered a broken right hip and underwent hip replacement surgery. The accident was reported to Division of Occupation Health and Safety on December 7, 2011.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, PAINTER, HIP, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	28

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312692155			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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