Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200710390 - Employee killed in fall when scaffold overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 200710390 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 12/04/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123397168	12/18/1997	1541	0	Westwood Contractors
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123397531	12/17/1997	7999	0	Discovery Zone
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123397515	12/30/1997	1742	0	Tex Con Services
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123397507	12/31/1997	1742	0	P J Contractors

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing on a 6 ft mobile scaffold making measurements in preparation for installing vertical studs for interior walls. He was calling out the measurements to a coworker who was cutting the metal for the studs. As he was cutting, the coworker heard a crash; he turned and discovered that the scaffold had overturned. Employee #1 had fallen with the scaffold, and his head struck against the lower metal wall tracking and the floor. He died of head injuries sustained in the fall. A scaffold caster wheel was found to have detached from one leg of the scaffold, causing the unit to become unstable and to fall over.

Keywords: FALL, SCAFFOLD, CASTER, UNSECURED, OVERTURN, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123397168			Occupation Not Listed	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
2	123397531			Occupation Not Listed	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
3	123397515			Occupation Not Listed	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
4	123397507	Fatality	Fracture	Drywall installers	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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