Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202532404 - Employee Falls from Truck Bed and Lacerates Forehead

Accident Summary Nr: 202532404 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 02/25/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317188928	03/13/2014	1796	238290	Sahara Scaffolding Inc

Abstract: On February 25, 2014, Employee #1, a laborer, was working for a scaffold erection company. He stood on top of a flatbed truck, at an approximate height of 4 ft from the ground, and loaded metal scaffold frames onto the truck. While his back was turned, one of the frames slipped out from the pile on the truck, which caused him to lose his balance, slip and fall to the ground. Employee #1 sustained a severe laceration on the forehead in the fall. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he underwent surgical procedures for the forehead laceration and afterwards was hospitalized for further treatment and observation.

Keywords: UNSECURED, FOREHEAD, LOAD SHIFT, LACERATION, FALL, FLATBED TRUCK, LOST BALANCE, SCAFFOLD, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Other		$50,000 to $250,000	3	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	317188928			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)

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