Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14298293 - Employee killed in fall when scaffold collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 14298293 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 06/12/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2819373	08/15/1985	1761	0	Chris Dray Construction Company

Abstract: Employee #1 and a helper were on a pump jack scaffold installing vinyl siding on a single family house. Employee #1 would make the cuts on the ground and then assist the helper in installing the pieces. They were both at one end of the scaffold at a second floor window when a scaffold pole broke. Employee #1 and his helper fell to the ground. Employee #1 hit his head on a stump in the front yard and was killed. The employees had been working for approximately 2 1/2 hours when the accident occurred.

Keywords: HEAD, INSTALLING, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2819373			Fatality	Concussion	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers

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