Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171055403 - Employee killed in fall from ladder on mobile scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 171055403 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 08/14/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126775808	08/15/1997	1721	0	College Pro Painting (U.S.) Ltd.

Abstract: At approximately 1:35 p.m. on August 14, 1997, Employee #1, age 20, was taping and installing plastic on windows on the third floor of a condominium building in preparation for painting. She was working from an extension ladder that was extended to approximately 20 ft and positioned on a mobile scaffold that was also approximately 20 ft high. Employee #1 fell between 35 and 40 ft to the ground and was killed. The ladder was apparently tied to the scaffold but the scaffold was not secured to the building. Employee #1 was not wearing a safety belt or harness at the time of the accident.

Keywords: EXTENSION LADDER, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, PAINTER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000		40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126775808			Fatality	Fracture	Supervisors; brickmasons, stonemasons, tilesetters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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