Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202529814 - Employee's Wrist Is Fractured in Fall from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 202529814 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 09/11/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125876649	10/22/2009	1542	236220	Ccs Enterprises

Abstract: At approximately 7:00 a.m. on September 11, 2009, Employee #1 was performing metal stud framing and drywall installation in an office suite. He was using a scaffold to access the ceiling. The Perry scaffold, Model Number 660 was 29-in. by 4-in., with a platform height of approximately 6 ft. The wheel diameter was 5-in. and the scaffold legs/stands were made of 1.5-in. by 1.5-in. tube. The guard rail of the scaffold was not installed and the wheels/casters were not locked. Employee #1 was putting studs between the wall and the ceiling and he was looking for clearance above the ceiling. He stepped forward and fell off the unguarded scaffold platform. He fractured his left wrist in the fall. He was hospitalized for 27 hours at Lakewood Regional Medical Center for treatment of his fracture.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CEILING, GUARD, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, UNGUARDED, INATTENTION, SCAFFOLD, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125876649			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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