Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201924487 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Broken Scaffold Plank

Accident Summary Nr: 201924487 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 07/12/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311957864	07/14/2008	1751	238130	Luis Martinez Framing
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311958862	07/14/2008	1521	236115	Gregory Homes

Abstract: On July 12, 2008, Employee #1 was installing exterior wall sheathing on a single family residence under construction, while standing on the third level of a job-made, single-pole scaffold. The scaffold plank on which he stood was #3 construction grade lumber, measuring 2 in. by 12 in. by 12 ft. The plank was supported by poles constructed of three 2-in. by 4-in. boards abutted and nailed together without splice plates. The plank had three knots on its face side. When Employee #1 stood at the center of the span, the plank broke, fracturing in a linear pattern between the three knots. Employee #1 was killed when he fell approximately 27.5 feet to the ground. The cause of death was blunt force injuries to the head and chest.

Keywords: HEAD, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, PLANK, SCAFFOLDING, CHEST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311957864			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 27 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	311958862					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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