Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200960979 - Employee injured in fall from ladder atop scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 200960979 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 04/14/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119592228	04/14/1997	1721	0	Preferred Painting & Wall Covering Service, Inc.

Abstract: On April 14, 1997, Employee #1 was cutting paint at the peak of a 25 ft 10 1/2 in. high cathedral ceiling. He was working from a 16 ft extension ladder that was set atop a 13 ft 9 in. high mobile, two-level, fabricated frame scaffold. Employee #1 fell approximately 19 ft , striking a scaffold member before landing on the hardwood floor. He suffered a skull fracture, torn muscles, major contusions, and a torn rotor cup. Employee #1 should not have been using the ladder on top of the scaffold, although he had done so the previous week without incident to paint the upper walls. In addition, the scaffold did not have proper access, it was not fully planked, and it had no guardrails or diagonal bracing. Employee #1 had not been properly trained for the work he was doing.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EXTENSION LADDER, GUARDRAIL, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, FALL, UNTRAINED, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	3	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119592228			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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