Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201169869 - Employee's spine fractured in fall through scaffold opening

Accident Summary Nr: 201169869 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 12/14/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126201540	12/27/2007	1721	238320	Techno Coatings

Abstract: On December 14, 2007, Employee #1, a painter with Techno Coatings, and a coworker were standing on an 18 ft high scaffold at a museum construction site. They were situated in a yard outside the main building, in an area used for decorating metal columns. Employee #1 was cleaning the metal surface of a vertical C-channel in preparation for the coworker to paint it. The scaffold changed direction in one area, and one of the walking planks was missing where the scaffold turned, creating a triangular opening approximately 3 ft 6 in. by 18 in. Employee #1 was walking along and cleaning when he fell approximately 11 ft 4 in. through the opening to the ground. he landed on his back and fractured his spine. The accident resulted from the missing scaffold plank.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SPINE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, PAINTER, WORK SURFACE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	4	80

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126201540			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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