Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171277.015 - Employee falls from scaffold and incurs blunt force trauma t

Accident Summary Nr: 171277.015 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 10/15/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1784007.015	10/24/2024		238130	Keith Mixon

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on October 15, 2024, Employee #1 was working on a ladder jack scaffold approximately 6 feet above the ground, installing 16-by-8 plywood rips above a garage door opening. The scaffold collapsed, causing the employee to fall to the ground. He was hospitalized and treated for blunt force trauma to the head and body. Employee #1 died from his injuries on October 24, 2024.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Collapse, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Ground, Installing, Scaffold, Scaffold Collapse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair				6	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1784007.015	52	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 6 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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