Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201172251 - Employee falls from scaffolding

Accident Summary Nr: 201172251 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 11/13/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120147756	11/25/2002	1743	0	Townsend & Schmidt Masonry, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on November 13, 2002, Employee #1 dismantled a scaffolding from the side of a school gymnasium. A Gradall forklift was positioned next to the scaffolding and held a rack onto which the dismantled scaffolding pieces were placed. Employee #1 removed a frame from the scaffolding and turned around to place it onto the rack. As he stepped toward the rack, the frame pulled back. The frame was still attached to the scaffolding with number 9 wire. Employee #1's momentum took him over the side of the scaffolding, and he fell approximately 19 feet onto the dirt. Employee #1 was hospitalized at UC Davis Medical Center for five days for fractured ribs and a fractured right ankle.

Keywords: FRACTURE, DISMANTLING, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, RIB, FALL, ANKLE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120147756			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Brickmasons and stonemasons apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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