Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201185568 - Employee Fractures Ankle in Fall from Scaffolding

Accident Summary Nr: 201185568 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 03/11/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312690670	03/15/2011	1521	236118	Peter Friel/Fm Construction

Abstract: At approximately 8:20 a.m. on March 11, 2011, Employee #1 and two coworkers were working at a renovation worksite, dismantling a scaffold. The employer was a general building contractor. While Employee #1 stood on a plank located on the first level of the scaffolding, 7.7 feet from the ground and measuring 2 inches by 10 inches by 12 feet, one coworker was on the second level of the scaffolding handing planks to him. The second coworker was located on the ground, receiving the removed planks from Employee #1. During work, the plank that Employee #1 was standing on gave way, breaking into two pieces. Employee #1 fell to the ground and fractured his left ankle. Emergency services were contacted and, upon their arrival, Employee #1 was taken to San Francisco General Hospital, where he was hospitalized and underwent surgery to repair his broken left ankle. The accident investigation revealed that the employer was operating under a suspended license, as well as committed additional safety violations. The employer was cited under Section 1637(f)(1) and 1637(f)(5).

Keywords: FRACTURE, DISMANTLING, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNTRAINED, ANKLE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312690670			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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