Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201088176 - Drywall Installer Impales Leg in Fall from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201088176 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 07/18/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125890178	12/12/2006	1711	238910	Standard Dry Wall Inc

Abstract: On July 18, 2006, Employee #1 was working for a drywall contractor, installing and taping new drywall at a jobsite in northeast Fresno, CA. He was working on a 6-ft high scaffold. He partially stepped off the scaffold and started to fall. His left leg was impaled by the extension stub of the scaffold end frame. Another employee working near him helped him down and waited with him until emergency medical services arrived. He was taken by ambulance to University Medical Center Hospital in Fresno, CA, where he was hospitalized for treatment for his puncture wounds.

Keywords: IMPALED, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, LEG, PUNCTURE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125890178			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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