Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201061181 - EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL FROM SCAFFOLD

Accident Summary Nr: 201061181 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 03/13/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126006535	03/18/1998	1799	0	Arise Scaffolding & Equipment

Abstract: At approximately 11:15 a.m. on March 13, 1998, Employee #1 was seriously injured when he fell approximately 13 ft from a scaffold. Employee #1 was dismantling a scaffolding tower at a bridge on a road construction project. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 was removing a scaffold frame and had turned to lower it to the ground when he lost his balance. Employee #1, realizing that he was about to fall, threw the scaffold frame one direction and jumped in the other. Another worker in the vicinity saw Employee #1 fall and informed the foreman. Employee #1 was transported to the local medical center for treatment. Employee #1 sustained a fractured left ankle and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, DISMANTLING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, LOST BALANCE, ANKLE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000		110

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126006535			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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