Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201116282 - Foreman and framer injured in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201116282 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 07/11/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119942746	08/08/2001	1751	0	Herron Construction Inc.

Abstract: At about 9:30 a.m. on July 11, 2001, Employee #1, a framer, and Employee #2, a foreman, of Herron Construction Inc. were working on a construction site in Bakersfield, CA. Both employees were on a scaffold approximately 20 ft. from the ground. The scaffold started to pull away from the building and collapse, dropping both employees to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a fracture. Employee #2 was treated for a laceration and released.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, LACERATION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING

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	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119942746			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
2	119942746			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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