Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117587.015 - Employee is killed in fall when scaffold collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 117587.015 -- Report ID: 0214700 -- Event Date: 07/02/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1412522.015	07/01/2019		238130	Spanglish Home Improvement Corp

Abstract: At 12:15 a.m. on July 2, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in framing work for a three-story residence. He was working from a job-made outrigger scaffold when the scaffold collapsed. Employee #1 fell approximately 25 feet and sustained fatal head injuries.

Keywords: Brain, Carpenter, Equipment Failure, Erection Process, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Residential Construction, Scaffold, Skull, Structural Collapse, Wood Erection

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			3	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1412522.015	17	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 25 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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