Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201145968 - Fall From Scaffold Injures Employee

Accident Summary Nr: 201145968 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 08/03/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305354391	08/05/2004	1742	238310	Quality Plastering

Abstract: On August 3, 2004, Employee #1 was working in a plastering operation at a multi-story apartment complex construction site. The building structure was complete and the inside stairways were in place to access all levels. The building was also surrounded by tubular scaffolding and the ladders were attached for ascending or descending the scaffolds. Employee #1 was washing off excess cement on the doors and windows after the plastering was completed. Employee #1 was working on a balcony at the fourth story. After finishing his work at that level, Employee #1 wanted to come down to the third level to do the clean up. Instead of taking the inside stairs or climbing down the scaffold ladder nearby, Employee #1 decided to climb down the scaffold structural members and in the process fell 25 ft to the ground. Employee #1 suffered serious lacerations to his nasal septum and upper lip, which required complex repair and he was hospitalized for approximately 28 hours.

Keywords: MOUTH, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, NOSE, LACERATION, FALL, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305354391			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Plasterers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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