Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201071339 - Employee Is Injured When Scaffold Collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 201071339 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 05/07/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310811989	06/28/2007	1521	236115	Knack Construction

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on May 7, 2007, Employee #1 was working at the 4S Ranch construction site using a 16 ft 20 in. wide Werner Task Master Aluminum Stage pump jack (Model Number 2516), planking, paneling a scaffold at about 16 ft. While the employee was nailing paneling with a nail gun, the scaffold moved and collapsed. Employee #1 was knocked off the planking. The employee fell and hit the ground. Another employee called Emergency Services. The Paramedics stabilized and transported the employee to Scripps La Jolla Hospital, where he received surgery. Employee #1 suffered a fractured tibia and fibula in his leg, fractured ribs, and a spinal cord injury. The employee was in a coma for nine days.

Keywords: PLANKING, NAIL, PANEL, SPINE, TIBIA, PANELBOARD, PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD, PLANK, FALL, PUMP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310811989			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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