Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200771483 - Employee injured when plank slids from underneath him

Accident Summary Nr: 200771483 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 11/19/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303808802	11/30/2001	1742	0	Mecca Construction Corp.

Abstract: At approximately 10:15 a.m. on November 19, 2001, Employee #1 was working off staging set up for the mason's contractor, NER. The staging set up was 3 ft 2 in. off the face of the exterior studs. This was within the standard for the masons not the carpenters. Employee #1 was working off a single plank on staging outriggers without any fall protection. He was passing up a 19-ft plank to the next level when the plank slipped and caused him to lose his balance. The plank slid from underneath him causing him to fall 13 ft 10 in. to the floor. Employee #1 landed on his back-side causing multiple injuries. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: OUTRIGGER, SLIP, PLANK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303808802			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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