Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200513430 - Employee Killed in Fall from Carpenters' Bracket Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 200513430 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 01/21/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307132902	01/22/2004	1761	238160	Witucki Construction

Abstract: On January 20, 2004, Employee #1, an employee of Witucki Construction, was roofing while standing on a carpenters' bracket scaffold when one of the brackets failed and he fell approximately 15 feet and struck his head, sustaining a severe closed head injury brain injury. Employee #1 was removed from life support two days after the accident. The bracket failed because it was installed with nails and not screws or lag bolts.

Keywords: HEAD, NAIL, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, BRAIN, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	12	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307132902			Fatality	Other	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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