Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 202493755 - Foreman Is Injured in Fall While Dismantling Scaffold
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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316518067 | 08/30/2012 | 1611 | 237310 | Aj Vasconi Inc |
Abstract: On July 13, 2012, Employee #1, a labor foreman for AJ Vasconi, Inc., was working at a bridge construction project in Smartsville, CA. He was disassembling the form scaffold on a pier wall by removing nails from the planking and scaffold jack system. After lowering one of the 2 foot by 12 foot planks, Employee #1 stepped back onto the other plank that was cantilevered over the bracket. This second plank, which had been previously secured by nails, teetered over, causing Employee #1 to lose his footing. Employee #1 fell approximately 13 feet to the ground below. He required hospitalization for a ruptured intestine and an elbow laceration. Employee #1 was trained and experienced in the erection and dismantling of the scaffold system in use. However, the scaffold had been erected by a coworker, who was trained as a "bridge carpenter" by the union hall. According to the employer, a general engineering contractor, such training should have included the use of similar types of formwork/false work scaffolding. The employer stated the company had not trained the coworker on the company's erection procedures prior to the accident.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Bridge | New project or new addition | $500,000 to $1,000,000 | 13 |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 316518067 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Forming for piers or pylons Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold |