Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170872998 - Employee killed in fall from scaffold in airplane hangar

Accident Summary Nr: 170872998 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 05/07/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125654244	05/08/1998	1741	0	Rutherford Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was applying joint compound and tape to new drywall in an airplane hangar. He was working from a scaffold when he fell approximately 50 ft to the floor and was killed. Employee #1 may have slipped, he may not have looked back as he was applying the joint compound, or he may have just lost his balance. He apparently fell between the planking and under the mid-rail of the scaffold guard. The scaffold was erected properly, and a permit had been issued for its construction. Employee #1 was working alone at the time of the accident.

Keywords: SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WALKING BACKWARD, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LOST BALANCE, INATTENTION, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125654244			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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