Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201203650 - Employee Fractures Feet in Fall from Ladder Jack Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201203650 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 06/05/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310736137	06/07/2007	1521	236118	Harold & Madison Inc

Abstract: On June 5, 2007, an employee and a coworker were removing a short section of the roof eve on multiple apartments. After removing some of the old material, the employee and the coworker were rebuilding and extending the roof eve, to help keep the weather from damaging the structure. The coworker was on the ground, while the employee was working from a ladder jack scaffold. The coworker on the ground handed a sheet of plywood up to the employee on the scaffold. A gust of wind caught the plywood and pushed the employee off of the scaffold 12 feet to the ground. The employee landed on his feet, but fractured both heels. The emergency help was contacted, and the employee was transported to the hospital. The employee was hospitalized and treated for fractured feet.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, LADDER JACK SCAFFOLD, FALL, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310736137			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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