Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99665.015 - Worker falls from scaffold and incurs multiple injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 99665.015 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 08/21/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1259027.015	08/23/2017		238130	Pomona Construction Llc

Abstract: At 3:15 p.m. on August 21, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworkers #1 and #2, employed by a construction company, were installing exterior vinyl siding at a multiemployer construction site, a two-story multifamily residential building. They were working from a pump jack scaffold. Employee #1 began to lower the scaffold, and the workers fell through the gap between the scaffold and the building, a fall height of 15 feet. Employee #1 hit his head on the concrete pavement. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was treated for multiple injuries, including fractures of his arm and collarbone and a possible concussion. Employee #1 required two surgeries.

Keywords: Arm, Collarbone, Concussion, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Pump Jack Scaffold, Residential Construction

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1259027.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 15 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause:

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