Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202452389 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 202452389 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 02/28/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126149764	03/24/2006	1721	238320	Legit Painting Inc

Abstract: On February 28, 2006, Employee #1, an employee of a painting contractor, was on the second tier of a metal scaffolding system approximately 14 ft high inspecting the exterior wall of a house for blistering. Employee #1 was standing on one of the planks, when for some reason, the plank slipped off the ledger, causing him to lose his footing. Employee #1 fell to the ground and sustained unspecified injuries. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: PLANKING, FRACTURE, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, LOST BALANCE, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING

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	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126149764			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; painters, paperhangers and plasterers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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