Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200542140 - Employee Is Killed When Struck on Head by Scaffold Plank

Accident Summary Nr: 200542140 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 07/19/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315560813	07/19/2011	1761	238160	Head Roofing

Abstract: On July 19, 2011, Employee #1 was working as a self-employed contractor on a roofing project. Employee #1 was working on an aluminum scaffold, and tried to adjust the scaffold by moving one of the ladders of the scaffold. An aluminum scaffold plank came loose and hit Employee #1 on the head, killing him.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, HARD HAT, FALLING OBJECT, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315560813			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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