Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202316378 - Employee Injures Ankle in Scaffold Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 202316378 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 10/10/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309897593	10/20/2006	1742	238310	Narco Plastering Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on October 10, 2006, Employee #1 and a coworker were setting up a six-foot metal scaffold to be use for plastering a residential house under renovation. Employee #1 had completed installing the first stage and was about to set-up the second stage when the locked pin on the braces of the first-level stage came out causing the collapsed of entire scaffold assembly. Employee #1's right foot became entangled on the cross brace resulting in a broken right ankle. Employee #1 was hospitalized for four days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, BRACE, ENTANGLED, ANKLE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other		Under $50,000	1	6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309897593			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.