Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200690261 - Employee killed in fall when scaffold collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 200690261 -- Report ID: 0112600 -- Event Date: 11/08/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300507126	11/01/1999	1542	0	David R. Champiny General Contractor

Abstract: Employee #1 and his employer were on a pump jack scaffold, removing and replacing the siding on a church. The scaffold collapsed and both men fell 18 ft to the ground. Employee #1 landed on his head on a concrete walkway, and was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	1	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300507126			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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