Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201631546 - Employee injured in fall from scaffold ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201631546 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 04/09/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304107832	04/11/2001	1761	0	Bob Carlson Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304107840	04/11/2001	7359	0	Waco Scaffold & Equipment Co Inc

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on April 9, 2001, Employee #1 and a coworker were in the process of installing a fall protection system on top of a steep, 12:12 pitch roof of a church. The employees set a 40 foot ladder on a 12 foot high scaffold and attempted to climb the ladder and install another ladder from this one. Employee #1 climbed the 40 foot ladder and had the coworker pass him a 20 foot ladder. As he did so, the 40 foot ladder tipped over the scaffold and sent it to the ground. Employee #1 let the 20 foot ladder go, and stayed with the 40 foot ladder until it hit the ground. Employee #1 landed on the collapsed scaffold, incurring injury to his back and fracturing four ribs. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: LADDER, RIB, FRACTURE, BACK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other 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	304107832			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof
2	304107840					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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