Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126586.015 - Employee falls from scaffold and fractures foot

Accident Summary Nr: 126586.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 05/29/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1477039.015	06/02/2020		238310	Santiago Romero

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on May 29, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a drywall/insulation contractor. Employee #1 was installing drywall sheets on the upper portion of a wall adjacent to the stairway at a two-story residence. Employee #1 worked from aluminum planks that were supported on one end by a welded frame scaffold and on the other end by a 2"x4" piece of wood nailed to the wall. The planks were approximately 14 feet above the lower level. The 2"x4" piece of wood came loose from the wall, and Employee #1 fell to the stairs and lower level. Employee #1 suffered a fractured foot and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Board, Collapse, Drywall, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Foot, Fracture, Hospital, Installing, Residential Construction, Scaffold, Scaffold Collapse, Stair, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1477039.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 14 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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