Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201063781 - Employee Injured In Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201063781 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 09/03/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126017219	04/05/2001	1751	0	Hector Daniel Browne

Abstract: On September 3, 2000, Employee #1 was on a ladder near the edge of a second story roof attempting to secure the end of the ladder to the roof eaves. The feet of the ladder were nailed to scaffold planks at a 10-ft elevation. The scaffold was not adequately secured to the building. When Employee #1's body weight was placed on the ladder the scaffolding tipped. The scaffold planking at the base of the ladder moved away from the building and the top ends of the ladder began sliding down the exterior face of the building. Employee #1 either fell or jumped 17 ft to the unfinished, part dirt, part concrete surface. Employee #1 suffered six fractured vertebrae, three fractured ribs, a collapsed lung and partial paralysis of the lower extremities. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, PARALYSIS, COLLAPSE, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, FALL, VERTEBRA, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126017219			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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