Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100022094 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Ladder on Scaffold Platform

Accident Summary Nr: 100022094 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 12/30/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309641504	12/31/2005	1751	238350	Kd Builders & Carpenters, Inc.

Abstract: On December 30, 2005, Employee #1 was working on a 6-ft steel straight ladder, which was standing on a scaffold platform. The scaffold platform was 6 ft above grade, which made the total height approximately 10-12 ft. As Employee #1 was nailing in the flange around a new window, the scaffold was pushed backwards, causing him and the ladder to fall between the platform and the house. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: PLATFORM, HEAD, NAIL, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, CONCUSSION, WORK SURFACE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309641504			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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