Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202686317 - Employee Falls from Stepladder and Scaffold and Is Injured

Accident Summary Nr: 202686317 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 08/14/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316990928	08/16/2013	1742	238310	Larry A Sawyer Dba L A Sawyer Co

Abstract: On August 14, 2013, Employee #1 was hanging drywall from an elevated position. To reach the area, he placed a 4-ft stepladder on the platform of a bakers scaffold system. The scaffolding was approximately 5.75 ft above a concrete floor. As he worked, the ladder became unstable and tipped over. He fell approximately 9.75 ft and knocked over the scaffold system. Employee #1 struck his right shin on the scaffold platform, causing a laceration on his shin. He was transported to the hospital, where he received treatment, which included three stitches to close the laceration. After receiving the medical care, Employee #1 was released two hours later.

Keywords: STEPLADDER, LACERATION, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LEG, SCAFFOLDING, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	14

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316990928			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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