Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202354825 - Employee Falls from Elevation and Is Injured

Accident Summary Nr: 202354825 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 11/09/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307877282	11/15/2004	1542	236220	Silver Lake Welding Service, Inc.

Abstract: On November 9, 2004, Employee #1 of Silver Lake Welding Service, was installing a cone hopper in a concrete silo with other employees. They were installing the last piece of the hopper. The employees had installed three sets of mobile scaffolding, 30 feet 10 inches above ground level. One employee was working on each set of scaffolding and one employee was working at ground level. Employee #1 was working from the center scaffold. At approximately 3:45 p.m., Employee #1 sat atop the center scaffolding set with his legs dangling beneath him. He briefly leaned back, as if in a stretching motion, and then abruptly leaned forward. Employee #1 fell 30 feet 10 inches off of the scaffold plank to the concrete floor. Employee #1 sustained a fractured foot, knee injuries, and fractured vertebrae as a result of the fall. He was transported to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center where he was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, INSTALLING, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, FALL, VERTEBRA, CONCRETE, FOOT, HOPPER, SILO

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	3	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307877282			Hospitalized injury	Other	Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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