Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201148269 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Mobile Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201148269 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 08/22/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309296945	11/30/2006	1799	238990	Sierra Insulation Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: On August 22, 2006, Employee #1, with Sierra Insulation Contractors, Inc., was installing insulation material on the interior ground floor walls of a commercial building. He was on an aluminum rolling scaffold, which measured 72 in. high, 66 in. long, and 30 in. wide. A coworker unlocked the wheels and tried to push the scaffold while Employee #1 was still on top of the scaffold. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell to the concrete floor. The scaffold remained upright. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a head laceration and bruised ribs. The coworker stated that he warned Employee #1 before pushing the scaffold.

Keywords: HEAD, INSTALLING, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, LACERATION, RIB, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, CONTUSION, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309296945			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Insulation Workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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