Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14258685 - Mason killed in fall with scaffold plank

Accident Summary Nr: 14258685 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 12/10/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300992401	12/10/1997	1741	0	D. Allen, Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a mason, accessed a scaffold at the beginning of his shift. As he was approaching his work area, the plank on which he was walking became displaced from the support bracket. The plank and Employee #1 fell approximately 45 ft to the ground. He was killed.

Keywords: UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, PLANK, BRACE, FALL, BRACING, WORK SURFACE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	45	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300992401			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 45 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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