Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202356721 - Employee Lacerates Head in Fall from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 202356721 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 03/02/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307996009	03/02/2005	1542	236220	Site Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On March 2, 2005, Employee #1 was assisting in the removal of a plastic sheeting frame section of a fabricated frame scaffold. When Employee #1 was climbing the frame of the scaffold system for access and egress, the frame rocked due to heavy wind gusts. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell approximately 6 ft 6 in. to the ground. He landed on his back on a scaffold plank, concrete block footers, which were a garage bay door opening, pieces of insulating board, as well as a partially frozen puddle of water. Employee #1 lacerated the back of his head and was transported to Shock Trauma. He received four stitches to his head and was released the same day.

Keywords: HEAD, HIGH WIND, CONSTRUCTION, PLANK, LACERATION, FALL, FROZEN, CONCRETE, SCAFFOLD, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	2	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307996009			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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