Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128762.015 - Employee falls when walk board of mobile scaffold collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 128762.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 08/07/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1488795.015	08/13/2020		238310	Basic Drywall, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:00 a.m. on August 7, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a drywall/insulation contractor. Employee #1 was framing a drywall ceiling. Employee #1 was working on a Baker Scaffold when the walk board collapsed causing Employee #1 to fall approximately 4 feet to the concrete floor. Employee #1 suffered a broken ankle and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Ankle, Collapse, Concrete, Concrete Floor, Drywall, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Framing, Mobile Scaffold, Plank, Planking, Scaffold, Scaffold Collapse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1488795.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause:

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