Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14444285 - Employee killed in fall from scaffold when end brackets fail

Accident Summary Nr: 14444285 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 11/25/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301817540	11/26/1997	1542	0	White Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, the project superintendent, was on a scaffold when the end brackets and materials hoist collapsed. He fell 101 ft and was killed.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, HOIST, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, BRACE, FALL, 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			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301817540			Fatality	Other	Supervisors, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 101 feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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