Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202539839 - Worker Installing Drywall Falls from Ladder, Lacerates Arm

Accident Summary Nr: 202539839 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 12/30/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300869567	01/08/2009	1742	238310	Denley Investment And Management Company, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on December 30, 2008 a construction worker was hanging drywall. The company owned about thirty commercial real estate properties and managed them, performing upgrades and remodels. The worker fell off a ladder which was placed on top of a rolling scaffold from a height of about 12 ft above grade. The scaffold and ladder both fell when the victim was hanging drywall. His arm struck metal during the fall, severing an artery and necessitating a cast. The worker required sutures on his right arm. An investigation revealed that the accident was caused by the inappropriate use of a rolling scaffold. The worker was hospitalized at Presbyterian Hospital.

Keywords: SEVERED, INSTALLING, UNSECURED, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, STRUCK BY, ARM, ARTERY, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300869567			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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