Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201180882 - Employee injured in fall from plank

Accident Summary Nr: 201180882 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 09/22/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125613315	10/02/2001	1741	0	Masonry Services, Inc.

Abstract: At about 11:20 a.m. on September 22, 2001, Employee #1 was working on a Hod Carrier for Masonry Services, Inc. and was getting mud from the mortar tub, which was placed on an old scaffold plank on the outrigger. Normally, mortar tub would be placed on two planks. However at the time of accident, only one old plank was installed. After placing the mortar tub on the plank, and as Employee #1 stepped on the plank, the plank broke and Employee #1 fell approximately 18 ft. Employee #1 fractured three ribs and his left hip, and injured his lung. He was hospitalized. The tub pallet fell and landed on the forks of the forklift while the driver of the forklift was lowering the forks. The forks were about 6 ft off the ground.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, PLANK, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, RIB, FALL, HIP, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Other		Under $50,000		18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125613315			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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