Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200625812 - Worker Is Killed in Fall from Ladder Jack Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 200625812 -- Report ID: 0454713 -- Event Date: 06/30/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314648767	07/01/2010	1751	238350	Bobby Moats Dba Bobby Moats Siding And Windows

Abstract: At approximately 7:45 a.m. on June 30, 2010, an employee for Bobby Moats Siding and Windows died when he fell approximately twenty-three feet from a ladder jack scaffold. The employee was installing new trim work on the front of a church. He was using a ladder jack scaffolding system to reach the high areas. The employee accessed the ladder jack scaffold using a bucket truck. He was not wearing any fall protection, and there were no guardrails on the ladder jack scaffold.

Keywords: HEAD, PPE, CONSTRUCTION, ELDERLY, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, AERIAL LIFT, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	3	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314648767			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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