Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201153699 - Employee injured in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201153699 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 06/21/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119949998	08/08/2000	1741	0	A & P Masonry

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on June 21, 2000, Employee #1, age 19, was using a scaffold platform to lay blocks on a wall when a forklift operator hoisted a 15-piece bundle of 20 ft long, 5/8 in. rebar to the platform. In an attempt to help land the rebar onto the platform, Employee #1 stood on an 8 in. by 8 in. by 16 in. long concrete block and tried to lift the bundle to set it atop the frame. The block broke under his weight and he lost his balance, falling 18 ft through the guardrails to the ground. Employee #1 suffered a fractured left wrist, fractured lower jaw, and a severe laceration on his lower lip. He was transported by paramedics to Chino Valley Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for three days. No violations were found and no citations were issued.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, OFF LOADING, CONCRETE BLOCK, FACE, SCAFFOLD, UNSTABLE POSITION, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119949998			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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