Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201173713 - Employee injured in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201173713 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 03/18/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120338819	03/25/2003	1521	236115	Len Stevens Construction

Abstract: On March 18, 2003, Employee #1, working at a residential construction site, was nailing wood siding on a newly constructed home while working from the second tier of a metal scaffold. As the employee was walking back and forth on the scaffold, the wire ties used to hold the scaffold to the building broke. As the scaffold fell away from the building, the employee fell to the ground. The employee suffered a ruptured spleen, a broken back, and a broken shoulder. He was transported to Sierra Nevada Hospital where he spent 7 days for treatment of his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHOULDER, SPLEEN, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, FALL, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	5	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120338819			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 2 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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