Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200775534 - Employee Is Injured in Pump Jack Scaffold Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 200775534 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 10/24/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312626153	10/24/2008	1521	236118	Happy Homes Of Massachusetts

Abstract: On October 24, 2008, Employee #1 was on a pump jack scaffold installing siding and aluminum fascia material on the roof eve or a two-story dwelling. When the ladder failed, he fell approximately 19 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized for lacerations and fractures. At the time of the incident, he was not using fall protection equipment and the scaffold had not been secured.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LACERATION, LADDER JACK SCAFFOLD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312626153			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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