Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201167384 - Employee Injures Spine in Fall from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201167384 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 09/21/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126156728	10/06/2005	1799	238990	Orange County Scaffold

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on September 21, 2005, Employee #1, a carpenter, was working with two coworkers, installing the scaffolding on the south side from where the man lift was removed. Employee #1 was erecting the scaffold while the two coworkers were delivering different components of the scaffold. Employee #1 was securing the guardrails by tying the wire. When he tried to stepped out of one scaffold and over to another, instead of using a ladder, he slipped and fell to the ground, sustaining injuries to his spine and right leg. He was transported to UCLA Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, SPINE, CARPENTER, LADDER, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, LEG, 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	10	75

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126156728			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 27 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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