Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200776433 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Carpenter Bracket Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 200776433 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 05/20/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315556522	05/20/2011	1522	236118	Columbia Contracting Corporation

Abstract: On May 20, 2011, Employee #1 was working on a carpenter's bracket scaffold that was installed on a pressed particleboard wall at a height of 25 feet, 5 inches above ground level. The scaffold had a 24-inch prefabricated platform and was not equipped with any fall protection systems. The lower support of the right bracket that was facing the building punched through the pressed particle board and became unstable. Employee #1 fell from the unstable scaffold and landed on the ground. Employee #1 sustained a fractured elbow, compressed vertebrae, and other injuries. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to an area hospital, where he was admitted for treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELBOW, VERTEBRA, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	35

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315556522			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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