Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202078978 - Employee injured in fall when scaffold board breaks

Accident Summary Nr: 202078978 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 07/27/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311028385	09/06/2007	1521	236115	Wise & Sons Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On July 27, 2007, Employee #1 was installing a screen from a two-buck high tubular welded-frame scaffold when he stepped from a cleated plank onto a 4 in. wide by 1 in. thick board. The board broke and Employee #1 fell approximately 12 ft onto the concrete porch. He sustained multiple fractures in his right foot and ankle. Employee #1 was transported by his employer to Rowan Regional Medical Center, where he underwent surgery and was hospitalized overnight. He continued his recovery at home.

Keywords: BOARD, FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, ANKLE, FOOT, TUBULAR SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311028385			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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