Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201165313 - Employees Fall From Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201165313 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 09/03/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126062827	10/17/2003	1742	238310	Gierahn Drywall

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on September 4, 2003, Employee was using a 25-ft extension ladder to access a wall that was about 30 ft high, but the ladder was not tall enough to reach the wall. Employees #1 and 2 placed the ladder on a Perry brand, 6-ft rolling scaffold. Employee #2 was holding the ladder from the top of the scaffold and Employee #1 was about 10-ft up on the ladder, when the lateral force of the ladder pushed the scaffold over. Employees #1 and 2 fell to the concrete floor. Employee #1 sustained a laceration to his elbow and a broken tailbone, and Employee #2 received abrasions to his right side. Employees #1 and 2 had been trained by the union and the company not to do this, but were in a hurry and didn't want to get a longer ladder. Employees #1 and 2 were hospitalized and treated for their injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WALL, LADDER, LACERATION, ABRASION, FALL, ELBOW, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126062827			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plasterers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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