Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 822304 - Employee sustains multiple fractures in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 822304 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 10/10/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104382577	10/11/1988	1741	0	Rejo Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on October 10, 1988, Employee #1, a laborer for Rejo Construction Inc., Westminster, MD, was atop a 13 ft high tubular welded scaffold helping a coworker carry a heavy pan of mortar to the loading area section of the scaffold platform. He was about 50 ft from the eastern end of the scaffold when he lost his footing and balance and fell, sustaining multiple fractures. This was his first day of work. Standard guardrails and toe boards were not installed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, INEXPERIENCE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, UNGUARDED, TUBULAR SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104382577			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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