Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200770717 - Employee injured in fall when bracket scaffold fails

Accident Summary Nr: 200770717 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 03/07/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113543771	03/13/2000	1521	0	Great Northern Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was on a bracket scaffold when a bracket failed to hold the load and the scaffold collapsed. He fell 15 ft, sustaining multiple contusions and abrasions.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, CONTUSION, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	113543771			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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