Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 170869697 - Employee's leg fractured in fall from scaffold
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125861112 | 03/21/2000 | 1742 | 0 | Gray Construction Dba North Fork Drywall |
Abstract: At approximately 12:00 noon on February 23, 2000, Employee #1, of Northfork Drywall, was finishing drywall taping on a house in a new subdivision in Folsom, CA. He was applying the finish skim coat at the joint between the ceiling and wall over a circular staircase to the second floor. To reach the ceiling, Employee #1 had erected a makeshift scaffold comprised of an extension ladder leaned against the wall supporting two 2 ft by 10 in. by 12 ft planks being used as platforms and set perpendicular to one another. Employee #1 was working from one of the planks when he fell approximately 4 ft onto the stairway. He was treated by paramedics and then transported to Folsom Sutter Hospital, where he was admitted with a compound fracture of his lower leg.
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single family or duplex dwelling | New project or new addition | $50,000 to $250,000 | 2 | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 125861112 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Drywall installers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold |
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