Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 131905.015 - Employee dies after fall from site-built scaffold
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1507646.015 | 12/07/2020 | 1522 | 236118 | 147058 - Cates Contracting |
Abstract: On December 1, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a home remodeler, was working at a job site. He was attempting to construct a scaffold/platform with 2 by 6 boards of lumber. As he accessed a board, it broke, causing him to fall to the concrete surface, a fall height of 12 feet 8 inches. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of severe head trauma. Employee #1 died the following day, December 2, 2020.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1507646.015 | 47 | M | Fatality | Occupation not reported |