Accident: 170205165 - Injured In Fall From Scaffold

At approximately 3:15 p.m. on October 18, 2000, Employee #1, an engineer, and a pump operator were using a remote control box to operate a concrete boom pump. Employee #1 was standing on top of a rolling scaffold, assisting laborers in moving the extra length of concrete hose over to the next wall. The boom pump operator was raising the boom slightly to help move the hose when the boom caught the scaffold railing and started to lift it off the ground. Employee #1 jumped off the scaffold, grabbing the top rail of the adjacent wall. The railing broke and he fell backward, away from the wall, striking the back of his head on a concrete slab.

construction, scaffold, equipment failure, unstable position, guardrail, fall, head, struck against, boom, mech mat handling

Accident: 656140 - Injured In Fall From Edge Of Second Floor

Employee #1 was welding the concrete stop at the edge of the second floor when he fell 22 ft to the ground. He sustained serious injuries, for which he was hospitalized.

fall, welding, construction, perimeter guarding, fall protection, work rules, guardrail

Accident: 170007165 - Injured In Fall From Scaffold

At approximately 11:15 a.m. on August 16, 2000, Employee #1 fell 14 ft off a scaffold that lacked guardrails. He was transported to the hospital, where he was treated and released.

scaffold, guardrail, construction, fall protection, work rules, fall

Accident: 125526699 - Carpenter Injured In Fall From Balcony

Employee #1, a carpenter, was part of a crew working on a two-story residence undergoing remodeling. He was re-installing the windows from inside the bathroom but went out to the balcony to tighten some screws because they were easier to reach from there. To gain some height, Employee #1 climbed on top of the railing and knelt on it. He apparently lost his balance and fell 14 ft to the stone yard. Employee #1 sustained serious injuries, for which he was hospitalized.

construction, fall, carpenter, lost balance, work rules, unstable position, guardrail, work rules

Accident: 120280474 - Injured In Fall From Scaffold

On June 12, 2000, Employee #1 was installing drywall on the interior of the third floor of a commercial building. He had placed a Perry scaffold at the open side of the building within 2 ft of the perimeter. The scaffold did not have the guardrails attached. Employee #1 was working overhead and screwing the drywall in place when he stepped backward off the unguarded end of the scaffold and fell approximately 6 ft onto a concrete floor. He fractured his right arm in two places and fractured his right ankle. Employee #1, an experienced drywall installer, misjudged the hazard of working on scaffolding without guardrails. If guardrails had been in place, he would not have fallen.

construction, scaffold, fall, guardrail, walking backward, fracture, arm, elevated work plat, work rules, fall protection

Accident: 837856 - Injured In Fall From Scaffold

Employee #1 was performing drywall finishing on a ceiling from a tubular welded-frame scaffold. He was leaning over the edge of the scaffold platform to perform finish work above his head when he fell 25 ft from the scaffold to the ground. Employee #1 sustained injuries that required hospitalization. The scaffold was not protected by standard guardrails, and Employee #1 was not using a personal fall arrest system.

work rules, construction, scaffold, tubular scaffold, fall, guardrail, fall protection

Accident: 170127658 - Fingertip Amputated Between Railings

Employee #1 was removing the railing from on top of an evaporator shell. He had a chain sling attached to two railings so that he could lift and remove them, but one railing was stuck in its socket. Employee #1 shook the stuck railing and, when it came loose, the other railing lifted up as well. His right little finger became caught between the two railings, amputating the tip.

amputated, caught between, finger, stuck, guardrail, work rules

Accident: 170571913 - Injured In Fall From Aerial Lift Platform

At approximately 9:00 a.m. on April 24, 2000, Employee #1 was on a Skyjack elevated work platform, repairing a lift motor for door #5 in the blast freezer. He lost his balance and fell approximately 18 ft to the concrete floor. Employee #1 suffered a concussion and neck injuries, for which he was hospitalized. The guardrail system had been altered by the employer several years earlier, and was 7 in. lower than the required 42 in. minimum height.

elevated work plat, guardrail, fall, neck, concussion, aerial lift, fall protection, work rules