Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200641082 - Employee killed in fall from mobile scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 200641082 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 04/28/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302383146	04/30/1999	1742	0	Routh Enterprises Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on April 28, 1999, Employee #1 was using a Perry mobile scaffold to hang sheetrock. He fell approximately 6 ft either from or with the scaffold and was killed. Prior to his fall, Employee #1 had been using a 6 ft fiberglass ladder on the scaffold, but it was later determined that he was not on the ladder at the time of the accident.

Keywords: INSTALLING, WALL, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SCAFFOLD, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302383146			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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