Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201691151 - Employee Falls From Scaffold
Accident: 201691151 -- Report ID: 0950662 -- Event Date: 09/02/2003 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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301278099 | 09/05/2003 | 1742 | Latino Sandblasting And Plastering | ||||
At approximately 2:00 p.m. on September 2, 2003, Employee #1, a plasterer at a strip mall was working on a building from a scaffold located by the south tower, when he fell approximately 27 ft. Employee #1 sustained a fractured skull and spinal cord fractures which resulted in permanent paralysis below the waist. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for his injuries. The employer was responsible for the safety and health conditions at the jobsite and had the authority to supervise and direct Employee #1. | |||||||
Keywords:
fracture, paralysis, spine, skull, fall, scaffold
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Commercial building | Alteration or rehabilitation | $50,000 to $250,000 | 2 | 30 | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 301278099 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Plasterers | FallDist: FallHt:27 Cause: Plastering FatCause: Fall from/with scaffold |