Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201497450 - Drywall Installer Falls from Scaffold and Injures Head

Accident Summary Nr: 201497450 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 01/04/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316721570	01/31/2013	1742	238310	Cencal Drywall Inc

Abstract: On January 4, 2013, a drywall installer, employed by Cencal Drywall Inc., was working at a residence under construction. He was standing on a rolling scaffold, an aluminum adjustable drywall bench, approximately 4 feet above the second floor deck that overlooked the first floor's front door foyer. He was measuring the ceiling when he lost his balance and fell onto the rolling scaffold near the edge of the deck. From there he fell down to the first floor, with the energy from the first stage of the fall contributing to his continuing to fall downward. He was transported to Community Regional Medical Center, where he was treated for head abrasions, held overnight for observation, and released on January 5, 2013. The employer reported this work-related injury to Cal/OSHA Fresno District Office on January 13, 2013. Cal/OSHA investigated.

Keywords: DECKING, HEAD, INSTALLING, WALL, CONSTRUCTION, ABRASION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316721570			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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