Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202550562 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 202550562 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 06/30/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313161457	07/30/2009	1742	238310	The Ortiz Company Dba Inline Construction

Abstract: On June 30, 2009, Employee #1 and a coworker were installing drywall from a Perry rolling scaffold with dimensions of 29 in. width by 72 in. height by 74 in. long. They were standing on the scaffold with a platform height of 6 ft. They adjusted and redirected the scaffold by pulling on its joists with their hands and using their feet to shift the direction of the scaffolding. While relocating the scaffold, one of the wheels struck a nail and caused the scaffold to overturn. Employee #1 fell and fractured his kneecap. He was transported to a medical center, where he received treatment and was released. Employee #1 returned the following day for surgery and was then released again.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, INSTALLING, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, FALL, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313161457			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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