Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99839.015 - Two workers on scaffold's fifth level fall when planks tilt

Accident Summary Nr: 99839.015 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 07/27/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1250184.015	07/27/2017		238140	Quest Masonry, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1253783.015	07/27/2017		238140	Funez Stucco Llc

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on July 27, 2017, Employees #1 and #2, employed by a construction company, were performing exterior masonry work at a multiemployer construction project, a multifamily residential building. They were working from the fifth level of a scaffold and installing wire mesh. The planks that formed the scaffold's work platform tilted to one side, and both employees fell, a fall height of 40 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employees #1 and #2 were transported to the hospital. They were admitted and treated for injuries related to the fall, including a fracture of Employee #1's left arm.

Keywords: Arm, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Masonry Wall, Plank, Residential Construction, Scaffold, Unstable Position, Work Platform

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition				40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1250184.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Brickmasons and stonemasons apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:
2	1253783.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Brickmasons and stonemasons apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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