Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99484.015 - Employee falls from scaffold and incurs multiple injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 99484.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 09/25/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1267767.015	10/03/2017		238130	Framing By Superior, Inc.

Abstract: At 5:30 p.m. on September 25, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction framing company, was engaged in framing operations at a residential construction project. He was working from a Whalen-Jack bracket scaffold and helping to guide a plywood delivery to the roof. Employee #1 grabbed a rail of the scaffold to support himself. The rail was loose, prompting Employee #1 to reach for and grab the midrail. The midrail bracket broke, and Employee #1 fell, a fall height of approximately 18 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for multiple injuries, including two fractured ribs.

Keywords: Equipment Failure, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Guardrail, Material Handling, Midrail, Residential Construction, Rib, Scaffold

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1267767.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 18 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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