Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98740.015 - Employee falls, breaks arms, when scaffold collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 98740.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 03/17/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1218387.015	03/20/2017		238310	Cen Cal Plastering, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on March 17, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a plastering company, was working at a residential building construction project. He was standing on an A-Frame Scaffold 6 feet above ground level and prepping the building's exterior surface for performing plaster repairs. The legs of the scaffold were not resting on and secured to base plates. When Employee #1 walked toward the end of the scaffold planking, the scaffold legs sunk into the soft earth and the scaffold collapsed. Employee #1 fell to the adjacent concrete sidewalk, a fall height of 6 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractures to both arms.

Keywords: Arm, Collapse, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Residential Construction, Scaffold, Unsecured, Unstable Surface, Walk Platform

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1218387.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Plasterers	Distance of Fall: 6 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause:

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