Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 177483.015 - Employee falls from scaffolding during drywall installation

Accident Summary Nr: 177483.015 -- Report ID: 0950634 -- Event Date: 01/30/2025
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1801131.015	01/30/2025		238310	Advanced Drywall Services Inc

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on January 30, 2025, Employee #1 and two coworkers were installing drywall at a 2-story affordable housing construction site. The employees had erected rolling scaffolding and were working on the ceiling. Shortly before the incident, the coworkers began dismantling the scaffolding by removing cross bracing and a floor plank while Employee #1 was still on the platform. The employee fell from the scaffolding onto the floor, suffering fatal injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Disassemble, Drywall, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor, Installing, Plank, Planking, Scaffold, Scaffold Rigging, Scaffolding, Untrained

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1801131.015	43	M	Fatality		Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: 6 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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