Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202475760 - Two Employees Are Injured When Scaffold Tips Over

Accident Summary Nr: 202475760 -- Report ID: 0950636 -- Event Date: 02/11/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312660319	02/11/2009	1742	238310	J C Construction

Abstract: At approximately 9:21 a.m. on February 11, 2009, Employees #1 and #2 were working for JC Construction, at the rear of a two story, single family house which was undergoing an exterior finish renovation. They were on a scaffold, at the second level, approximately 13 ft above the ground. They were applying the third, finish coat to the house. A leg of the scaffold was supported on a 6-in. by 6-in. "wonderboard" of unspecified thickness. The scaffold became unstable when it sank into the soft ground. Employees #1 and #2 fell when the scaffold tipped over. Both employees were injured. They were treated for minor injuries at Citrus Valley Medical Center, Queen of the Valley and were released within six hours. There were no metal wires tied to the structure to prevent the scaffold from tipping over.

Keywords: UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNSTABLE SOIL, OVERTURN, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312660319			Non Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	312660319			Non Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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