Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201169539 - Employee's leg fractured in fall through scaffold planking

Accident Summary Nr: 201169539 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 10/08/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126192418	10/26/2007	1742	238310	San Marino Plastering

Abstract: At 12:15 p.m. on October 8, 2007, Employee #1 was walking away from her foreman after having a conversation with him. She was on a scaffold and apparently fell 12 ft through the planking, landing on the ground. She suffered a fractured right leg and was transported to the Los Angeles/USC General Hospital, where she was treated for two weeks. Employee #1 later stated that there was nothing wrong with the scaffold, and that it was fully planked and guarded. She said she did not recall how the accident occurred, but only remembered walking on the plank, falling, and waking up on the ground.

Keywords: PLANKING, FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, PLANK, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LEG, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	4	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126192418			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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