Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201952850 - Employee Injured In Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201952850 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 08/22/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303851828	01/18/2001	1799	0	Ruchty Builders, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working at an approximate height of 12 ft on a make shift scaffold that was supported by a brackets nailed to 6-in. by 6-in. vertical posts that spanned 11 ft between posts. The scaffold did not have guardrails and no other safety equipment was provided. The scaffold had only a single 2-in. by 12-in. plank that measured 12 ft in length. The employee step on the plank, however, the plank was not long enough to be safely supported by the support brackets and he fell to the ground. Employee #1 suffered compound fracture to the left leg above ankle. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SUPPORT POSTS, CONSTRUCTION, PLANK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNGUARDED, LEG, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	17

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303851828			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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