Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200611622 - Two employees are injuried in fall from a scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 200611622 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 10/31/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306944315	11/07/2003	1761	238160	Duhamel Construction

Abstract: On October 31 2003, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were standing on a carpenter's bracket scaffold, which was approximately 19 feet above the ground, installing the first 3 rows of shingles to a roof. The scaffold collapsed, causing both employees to fall. Both sustained injuries not specified..

Keywords: ROOF, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, 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	2	19

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306944315			Non Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	306944315			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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