Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201170537 - EMPLOYEE SEVERLY INJURED IN FALL FROM WORK PLATFORM

Accident Summary Nr: 201170537 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 06/09/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125792465	06/09/1997	1751	0	Mwb Building Contractors

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 p.m. on June 9, 1997, Employee #1 was working as a member of a seven-man crew erecting the trusses on a single-story residence. A scaffold-type platform had been erected inside the home for Employee #1 to stand on to guide the truss into place while the truss was being positioned and secured. The work platform was a single 2-in. by 6-in. board approximately 8 ft 9 in. above the concrete floor. The ends of the platform were supported by interior wall framing. Five 2-in. by 4-in. boards were used as upright-type supports. There was no guardrail or other fall protection. Employee #1 was standing with both feet on the platform while guiding a truss. The truss fell, knocking Employee #1 to the concrete floor below. Employee #1 suffered a severed spine. Employee #1 was transported to a local hospital for treatment.

Keywords: PLATFORM, TRUSS, SPINE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, STRUCK BY, WORK PLATFORM, EQUIPMENT APPROVAL, UNGUARDED, SCAFFOLD

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	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125792465			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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