Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200677920 - Employee Dies after Fall from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 200677920 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 09/11/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313104812	09/08/2009	1731	238210	Ault Bros. Inc., Electrical Contractors

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on September 8, 2009, Employee #1 was working with a Baker's Scaffold. He was either ascending or descending the end of the scaffold. He fell from a height of approximately 8 ft 10-in. above a concrete floor. His head and left elbow were injured in the fall. Emergency responders found Employee #1 unresponsive and blue. He was revived with CPR. He was hospitalized until he died on September 11, 2009.

Keywords: HEAD, CPR, DESCENDING, FALL, ELBOW, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1	15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313104812			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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