Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117974.015 - Employee fractures spine and wrist in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 117974.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 07/11/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1415516.015	07/16/2019		238310	West Coast Plastering Inc

Abstract: At 10:05 a.m. on July 11, 2019, an employee working as a plasterer for a drywall and insulation contractor was working at a customer's home that was being restuccoed. The employee was applying stucco to the upper level of the home. The employee was the supervisor for the onsite work crew. The employee was working on the top level of the scaffold and had removed the end top rail and mid rail to allow access to the roof. The employee was attempting to walk across to the roof from the scaffold on a single plank. The plank shifted and the employee fell approximately 11 feet 5 inches. There were no witnesses to his fall. Coworkers rendered first aid and called 911. The employee was supervised by the company owner. The employee fractured his left wrist and spine and incurred several lacerations, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Back, Construction, Face, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Installing, Laceration, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Plaster, Residential Construction, Roof, Scaffold, Spine, Walking On Plank, Work Surface, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1415516.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Plasterers	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause:

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