Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200712586 - One Employee Is Killed, Another Is Injured, in Scaffold Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 200712586 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 07/13/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308647403	07/13/2005	1721	238320	Jerry Snodgrass Dba Snodgrass Painting

Abstract: At approximately 7:25 a.m. on July 13, 2005, Employees #1 and #2 were scraping paint and stickers from a large sign. They were working from extension ladders that had been placed on top of a mobile scaffold built two sections tall. The scaffolding tipped over, and the two workers fell. Employee #1 sustained unspecified injuries to his abdomen. Employee #2 sustained unspecified injuries to several parts of his body. The two workers were transported to local area hospitals. One went by CareFlite helicopter, and the other went by ambulance. Employee #1 died as a result of the injuries he sustained, and Employee #2 was hospitalized.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, LADDER, FALL, FALLING OBJECT, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000	1	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308647403			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	308647403			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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