Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200742534 - Employee's Head Is Fractured in Fall, Dies Next Day

Accident Summary Nr: 200742534 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 12/10/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313756066	12/11/2009	1761	238170	Marcos Aurelio A. Decarvalho Dba Fine Siding

Abstract: On December 12, 2009, Employee #1 and a coworker were installing vinyl siding while working from an Alum-A-Pole pump jack scaffold system. The platform they were standing on was not secured to the support bracket with the supplied safety chains. The platform slipped from the support bracket, and they fell to the ground. The coworker received minor injuries, which were not recorded, and Employee #1 died the next day at the hospital due to head injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, AGRICULTURE, SLIP, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, SCAFFOLD

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	2	25	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313756066			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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