Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202492047 - Employee Injures Back in Fall from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 202492047 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 04/22/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314568668	05/11/2011	1742	238310	Juan Hernandez Reyes Dba Reyes Drywall Constructio

Abstract: On April 22, 2011, Employee #1 was working with a drywall construction company that was operating as a subcontractor for another construction company at a construction site in Rancho Cordova, CA. Employee #1 and his coworkers were assigned to install insulation board on the exterior of the building under construction. Employee #1 was working on metal scaffolding, and his coworker was working on the ground. The scaffold had a working platform composed of three planks of wood. Employee #1 was standing on two of the three planks, and took a step on to the third plank. When his full weight came on to the third plank, the plank gave way and slipped off the end of the scaffolding. Employee #1 fell 10 feet to the ground, and injured his back. Emergency personnel from the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District transported Employee #1 to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. Employee #1 underwent surgery on his back and spent 12 days in the hospital.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BACK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314568668			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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