Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201078615 - Employee Falls from Platform and Suffers Multiple Injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 201078615 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 01/11/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315347351	01/16/2013	1541	236210	Roc Construction

Abstract: At approximately 1:45 p.m. on January 11, 2013, Employee #1, a quality control inspector, was assessing a drywall installation in a building on a construction site. A building, which was under construction, was a 14,000 square foot two-story structure. He was inspecting the drywall installation before the taping operations. To perform the inspection process, Employee #1 used a JLG scissor lift with the platform. The lift was placed on a stable concrete surface. The elevation of the platform was approximately 7.5 ft. As he worked, he lost his balance and fell from the elevated scissor lift. He sustained multiple injuries to his shoulder, wrist and head. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center via air ambulance. At the hospital, he was admitted and treated for his injuries and then hospitalized for postoperative treatment and care.

Keywords: HEAD, HYDRAULIC LIFT, SHOULDER, WALL, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LOST BALANCE, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	36

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315347351			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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