Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14317549 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD POLE

Accident Summary Nr: 14317549 -- Report ID: 0317300 -- Event Date: 01/26/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109652826	01/26/1997	1761	0	Rising Sun Contractors, Co.

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on January 26, 1997, Employee #1 of Rising Sun Contractors Co. or Chung Nam Pak was attempting to install an aluminum pump jack scaffold when one of the aluminum support poles, measuring approximately 24 feet in height, slid across the roof's edge that it was leaning against and fell, striking Employee #1 on the head. Employee #1 suffered severe head injuries and later died at the Christiana Hospital on January 28, 1997 at approximately 2:30 a.m.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2	24	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	109652826			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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