Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201020161 - Employee is injured in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201020161 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 12/12/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119634939	12/12/2003	1721	238320	Cal State Painting

Abstract: On December 12, 2003, Employee #1 was on a closed stepladder which had been placed on a one-tier rolling scaffold, leaning against a wall, in a retail space being renovated. While on the third rung of the ladder, he lost his balance, the scaffold rolled, and he fell 15 ft to the concrete floor. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a fracture. Coworkers had offered to build the scaffold higher, however, Employee #1 declined.

Keywords: MOBILE SCAFFOLD, STEPLADDER, WORK RULES, LADDER, FALL, LOST BALANCE, SCAFFOLD, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119634939			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Hand painting, coating and decorating occupations	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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