Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200831295 - Two Employees Are Injured in Fall from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 200831295 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 06/19/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307611632	06/26/2008	1542	236220	Ferrara Custom Construction Corp.

Abstract: On June 19, 2008, Employees #1 and #2 were standing on a carpenter bracket scaffold installing plywood on the roof of a one story building. The planking gave way and both employees fell 12-feet to the ground. No fall protection was provided. Employee #1 was taken to Penninsula Hospital with a total right shoulder dislocation; torn rotator cuff; and a torn tendon in his shoulder. Employee #2 was taken to Kings County Hospital with a broken femur and hip. Both employees were hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TENDON, SHOULDER, DISLOCATED, FALL, HIP, WORK SURFACE, LEG, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307611632			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	307611632			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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