Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202314068 - Employee falls from platform and receives multiple fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 202314068 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 04/27/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125569475	05/12/2004	1742	238310	Daley'S Drywall & Taping, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on April 27, 2004, Employee #1, a hanger, was assigned by his foreman to dismantle a platform that was installed over a stairwell. This included removing the plywood, metal studs, and the side track. The platform was installed by the foreman and had been in place for approximately three weeks. Employee #1 ascended on the platform using the metal railing around the stairway for access. He was on his hands and knees facing the block wall when he observed plywood resting on top of the platform near the open side. While pushing the plywood, his arm slipped off the unguarded side of the platform, causing him to fall into the 19-in. opening. He attempted to break his fall by grasping the top rail, but fell onto the hand railing below, approximately 13 ft. He was not wearing any fall protection and received multiple fractures. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: PLATFORM, FRACTURE, STAIR, SLIP, FALL, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Other		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125569475			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Paperhangers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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