Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201162120 - Employee injured in fall when scaffold collapsed

Accident Summary Nr: 201162120 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 07/28/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126060623	08/14/2000	1751	0	Lifestyles General Contracting

Abstract: On July 28, 2000, Employee #1, a carpenter for Lifestyles General Contractors in Fullerton, CA, was hanging sheeting on a wood frame, single-family residence under construction. He was working from a scaffold he had constructed out of nailed-together lumber (grade #2 or better) that was attached to the building's wall on one side and that stood on two 2 by 6 planks on the other side. As he was working, one side of the scaffold collapsed and Employee #1 fell approximately 12 ft. He fractured both ankles, his right arm, and his pelvis.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, CARPENTER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, PELVIS, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, WORK SURFACE, ANKLE

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126060623			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Final Attachment Deck (Wel Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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