Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201798436 - Employee injured after falling from ladder on scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201798436 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 05/10/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126086289	05/13/2004	1742	238310	Interwall Development Systems

Abstract: On May 10, 2004, an employee was fitting a cut section of drywall to the top of a wall while standing on an extension ladder that had been placed on top of a rolling scaffold. According to witness statements, the employee had been fitting the section with an assistant who was standing on the rolling scaffold but not on a ladder when the scaffold slid away from the wall resulting in the employee falling to the ground. He sustained serious injuries to the left arm. The employee was hospitalized and treated for fractured wrist and head trauma. The assistant was not injured in the incident. Examination of the rolling scaffold revealed that a locking device on one of its wheels was not operational.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LADDER, FALL, HAND, WORK SURFACE, SCAFFOLD, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	14

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126086289			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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