Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200083939 - Employee Falls 15 Feet from Ladder on Mobile Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 200083939 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 04/11/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314404724	04/11/2011	1711	238220	Fahrenheit Mechanical Services, Inc

Abstract: On April 11, 2011, an employee climbed a folded step ladder after he placed it on the platform of a two tier metal frame mobile scaffold to access a hatch in the roof. The scaffold rolled away when he was on the ladder, and the employee fell. The evidence showed that he tried to hold to the hatch frame, but could not, and fell to the concrete floor below. Employee fell about 15 feet after the mobile scaffold he was on moved for not locking the wheels, according to the employee's statement.

Keywords: WHEEL, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, LADDER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314404724			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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