Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 108616.015 - Two employees incur multiple injuries in fall from elevated

Accident Summary Nr: 108616.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 08/23/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1341975.015	08/28/2018		238310	Af Gomes, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on August 23, 2018, Employee #1 and #2 were performing a plastering operation, while working from an elevated wooden scaffold, approximately 12-feet, in elevation and hanging core board inside an air shaft. As Employee #1 and #2 were working, the screws securing the support bracing to the walls failed causing the scaffold and Employee #1 and #2 to fall from the scaffold platform, landing approximately 12 feet, below on the ground level. Employee #1 sustained bilateral leg fractures, was hospitalized, and underwent surgery. Employee #2 suffered a broken left toe, left shoulder contusion, and a left ankle sprain, following the incident.

Keywords: Air Shaft, Ankle, Board, Contusion, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fracture, Frame, Leg, Plaster, Scaffold, Shoulder, Sprain, Support Posts, Toe, Unsecured, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			5	69

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1341975.015	30	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause:
2	1341975.015	33	M	Hospitalized injury		Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause:

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