Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200675999 - Employee Killed When Struck by Falling Scaffold Sections

Accident Summary Nr: 200675999 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 06/13/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309432748	06/13/2006	1741	238140	Tala Construction Company

Abstract: On June 13, 2006, Employee #1 was inside an area of form work assisting two other employees who were assembling scaffolding. As Employee #1 attempted to move scaffold sections, they fell on him, breaking his neck and killing him.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, NECK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNTRAINED, SCAFFOLDING

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309432748			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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