Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202462552 - Employee Sustains Fractures in Fall from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 202462552 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 09/21/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300832037	11/14/2005	1721	238320	Rte Enterprises Dba Color Concepts

Abstract: On September 21, 2005, Employee #1, a painter, climbed up on a scaffold, approximately 10.58 feet, to paint the metal trimmings of a window above the garage of a new single residence being constructed. The scaffold was to be dismantled that day and had a sign indicating that no other trades should be on the scaffold. Employee #1 was painting in the sitting position, and when he stood up on the scaffold to move to his left, the scaffold collapsed. Employee #1 fell to the ground with the scaffold. A coworker came to assist him and called 911. Employee #1 was taken to Mercy Hospital, where he was diagnosed with fractured vertebras on his back and a fractured left hand. He was hospitalized for nine days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, PAINTER, VERTEBRA, HAND, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300832037			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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