Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201156759 - Employee Injured in Fall from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201156759 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 11/19/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300860988	01/17/2003	1721	236115	Bob Dixon Construction

Abstract: On November 19, 2002, Employee #1, a general contracting foreman was nailing siding on a new residence under construction. He was working from a ladder jack scaffold when he lost his balance and fell 15 feet to the ground. Employee #1 sustained fractures to his hip and left leg and was hospitalized for 26 days. The ladder jack scaffold was erected on an incline. One end of the scaffold was 14 feet and 6 inches and the other end was 18 feet above the ground. The ladders were not secured against displacement. There were no safety ropes or lines dropped for tie-off and no fall protection devices or systems were used or worn.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LIFELINE, UNSECURED, LADDER JACK SCAFFOLD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, HIP, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300860988			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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