Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200622694 - Employee killed when struck by falling scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 200622694 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 11/25/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307202051	11/26/2003	1741	238140	Jtk Masonry Company Inc

Abstract: On November 25, 2003, Employee #1 and a coworker were pouring grout into a block wall from a crank-up scaffold. They began to lower the scaffold when one side got stuck. Employee #1 climbed down the ladder tower and was looking under the scaffold platform to identify the problem when it shifted and struck his head. Employee #1 fell and died.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, COLLAPSE, LADDER, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	39	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307202051			Fatality	Fracture	Helpers, surveyor	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Other

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