Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200742161 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 200742161 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 02/09/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310518923	02/13/2007	1741	238140	Natale Masonry Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on February 9, 2007, an employee and a coworker were cutting block on the second level of the tubular welded-frame scaffold system. They were working near an opening in the scaffold system; the opening was used to bring materials up and down. A side-bracket platform extended outward from the opening a distance of about 20-in. The employee was using a chop saw to cut block when he went out on the side-bracket platform to get around some material which was piled in the way. One of the side-bracket planks slipped from its supports, and the employee fell 14 feet to the ground. The employee fractured five ribs and three vertebrae in his lower back. The scaffold planks were not cleated or otherwise restrained from movement. The guardrail at the opening had been temporarily removed to bring materials up to the work area. The employee was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.

Keywords: CHEST, PLATFORM, FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, RIB, FALL, VERTEBRA, UNGUARDED, WORK SURFACE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310518923			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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