Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 4274.015 - Employee falls from a scaffold and later dies at the hospita

Accident Summary Nr: 4274.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 12/29/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110793.015	01/03/2012		238140	Prestige Construction, Co.

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on December 29, 2011, Employee #1 was performing plastering operations from a tubular welded framed scaffold. The scaffold was erected with working platforms at approximately 21 feet. The working levels were not fully planked and safe access was not provided. Employee #1 fell from the scaffold. During the work operations Employee #2 heard a noise and saw Employee #1 lying on the ground. The employer called 911 and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. Employee #1 sustained the following injuries: head injury (subdural hematoma), fractured clavicle and several broken ribs. Employee #1 died of his injures on December 31, 2011. According to hospital records the injuries sustained by employee number 1 were consistent with a fall from significant height.

Keywords: Access/Egress, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Scaffold

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	3	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	110793.015	48	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause:

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