Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202088027 - Employee Is Injured in Falll from Faulty Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 202088027 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 12/18/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309444669	12/18/2006	1741	238140	D.S. Building Contractors Inc.

Abstract: On December 18, 2006, Employee #1 was performing masonry duties from a welded frame scaffold. The scaffold was two tiers high and built on firm stable ground, but it was missing the entire bracing on one side of the scaffold, the planks were not extruding from their supports by at least 6 inches and were not prevented from moving. The scaffold's movement and lack of bracing made the plank to move beyond its support, causing Employee #1 to fall 13 feet to a concrete surface. Employee #1 sustained bruising to his chest area. Employee #1 was working for DS Building Contractors.

Keywords: CHEST, STRUCTURE MOVING, OUTRIGGER, CONSTRUCTION, PLANK, BRICK, BRACE, FALL, CONTUSION, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	13

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309444669			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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