Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202312385 - Employee Injured In Fall From Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 202312385 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 04/12/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119689727	05/16/2000	1742	0	Coast Insulation Contractors, Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing on a rolling scaffold while insulating the second floor roof joists. While trying to move the unit by pulling on the rafters, the wheel of the scaffold made contact with a 2-in. by 4-in. wood board on floor, causing the scaffold and Employee #1 to fall approximately 8 ft to the floor. Employee #1 suffered fractures and was hospitalized.

Keywords: JOIST, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, ROLL-OVER, STRUCK AGAINST, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, HOUSEKEEPING, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119689727			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Insulation Workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Interior tile work (ceramic, vinyl, acoustic) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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