Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105463.015 - Employee falls when scaffold tips over and breaks jaw

Accident Summary Nr: 105463.015 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 05/08/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1315196.015	05/10/2018		236220	All American Lumber, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on May 8, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a lumber and construction company, was working on the demolition and rehabilitation of a one-story library building. He was working from a Metaltech Jobsite Series 6-Foot Baker Scaffold, Model I-CISC, as he cut and removed sections of bulkhead wall. Employee #1 cut a section of bulkhead that weighed approximately 500 pounds. He then pushed on the cut section to break it free from the interior wall. The section of bulkhead fell, and in so doing it struck the scaffold. The scaffold tipped over, and Employee #1 fell to the concrete floor, a fall height of approximately 6 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured jaw and lacerations to his face and leg.

Keywords: Construction, Demolition, Face, Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Fracture, Laceration, Leg, Scaffold

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1315196.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 6 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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