Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200051662 - Employee Lacerates Face in Fall from Scaffold Legs

Accident Summary Nr: 200051662 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 07/19/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303732325	07/23/2002	1741	0	Walz Masonry Inc.

Abstract: On July 19, 2002, Employee #1 was working alone from a Hydromobile scaffold, preparing to install brick exterior on a building. The legs of the Hydromobile also served as ladders for accessing the scaffold platform, which at the time of the accident had been raised to a height of approximately 30 ft. Employee #1 was standing at a height of approximately 10 ft on the ladder portion of the scaffold tower and was using a wrench to tighten some 14 ft high bolts on the scaffold legs. He was pulling on the wrench to secure the bolts when he lost his balance and fell to the ground. The ladder steps were neither wet nor slippery at the time he fell. Employee #1 severely lacerated the right side of his face. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: INSTALLING, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, FALL, FACE, LOST BALANCE, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303732325			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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