Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14459952 - EMPLOYEE FELL 13 FEET FROM SCAFFOLD TO THE GROUND

Accident Summary Nr: 14459952 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 08/29/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2837631	09/03/1986	1741	0	Farragut Masonry Corp.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1, THE LABOR FOREMAN, WAS HELPING ERECT A TUBULAR WELDED FRAME SCAFFOLD. HE WAS WORKING ON THE THIRD TIER, USING 6 FOOT, 6 INCH PANEL FRAMES. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TRYING TO INSTALL A PANEL FRAME WHICH WAS BENT AND WOULD NOT ALIGN WITH THE MOUNTING PINS. HE PLACED ONE LEG OF THE FRAME ON THE PIN ON THE SIDE OF THE SCAFFOLD ADJACENT TO THE BUILDING WALL. HE THEN KNELT OR BENT OVER AND TRIED TO FORCE THE BENT LEG DOWN ONTO THE PIN ON THE OPEN SIDE OF THE SCAFFOLD. WHILE HE WAS LEANING ON THE LEG WITH HIS ENTIRE WEIGHT, THE LEG THAT HE HAD INSTALLED FIRST CAME OFF THE PIN. SINCE HE WAS PUSHING TOWARD THE OPEN SIDE OF THE SCAFFOLD, THE SUDDEN RELEASE OF RESISTANCE CAUSED HIM TO FALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE SCAFFOLD TO THE GROUND, A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 13 FEET. HE SUFFERED A FRACTURED PELVIS AND INTERNAL INJURIES.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, PELVIS, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2837631			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, n.e.c.

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.