Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202718615 - Worker Is Injured in a Three Story Fall from Scaffolding

Accident Summary Nr: 202718615 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 09/30/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316214162	10/25/2013	1751	238130	Frameco Contracting Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on September 30, 2013, Employee #1, a 17-year-old male with Frameco Contracting Inc., was dismantling bracket/stacker scaffold on an apartment building #15. Employee #1, while standing on a guardrail, fell approximately 21 ft from a third floor balcony to the dirt ground below. As he stepped on the guard rail to reach a plank of the scaffold, the guard rail gave way and he lost his balance causing him to fall. Employee #1 was hospitalized from the event and suffered unspecified injuries. The employer was a framing contractor. The employer had total of 125 non-unionized workers. Employee #1 had been working for four months, as a regular employee, with the employer.

Keywords: FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316214162			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 21 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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