Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201570876 - Employee Falls From A Collapsing Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201570876 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 02/13/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303675623	02/15/2001	1542	0	Crystal Springs Builders, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:10 p.m. on February 13, 2001, Employee #1, a temporary contract employee, had punctures and lacerations on his face and needed sinus cavity and shoulder repair after he fell from a collapsing scaffold. He was on the fifth stage of a five stage tall tubular welded frame scaffolding system in the process of wire tying a reinforced plastic wrapping and tenting completely around this scaffolding system. This five stage tall tubular welded frame scaffolding system with a height to base ratio of approximately 6.5 to 1 was not restrained from tipping by guying, tying, bracing, or equivalent means. A strong wind came up and blew over the entire scaffolding system. Employee #1 fell from the fifth level of this scaffold. He went to a local hospital for treatment.

Keywords: SHOULDER, NOSE, LACERATION, FALL, FACE, PUNCTURE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3	33

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303675623			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 33 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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