Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127687.015 - Employee falls from scaffold during assembly and incurs head

Accident Summary Nr: 127687.015 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 07/06/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1481954.015	07/06/2020		236220	St. John Properties, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:20 a.m. on July 6, 2020, Employee #1 was erecting the third section of a 24-foot tall fabricated frame scaffold on 8-inch casters. While standing on a 10-foot long by 19-inch wide aluminum scaffold platform with a plywood deck, Employee #1 was receiving scaffold components from a coworker on the ground. Positioned on the south end of the second scaffold platform, which was 8 feet 7 inches above the floor, Employee #1 was handed the third scaffold platform when the hook on the scaffold platform unexpectedly broke. This caused Employee #1 to fall, striking the scaffold cross bracing before landing on the floor on his head and shoulder. Employee #1 sustained head injuries and bruising to the shoulder. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Fall, Floor, Head, Scaffold, Shoulder, Stitches

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation				9

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1481954.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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