Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170664221 - Employee killed in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 170664221 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 07/31/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102907177	07/31/1996	1761	0	A. M. Phoenix, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was on a tubular welded-frame scaffold, working near an uncovered floor opening. One of the planks slid out of the scaffold, causing him to lose his balance and fall five stories. Employee #1 was killed. The longitudinal measures for the planks in the scaffold were not correct.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FLOOR OPENING, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LOST BALANCE, WORK SURFACE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			6		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102907177			Fatality	Fracture	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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