Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200776128 - Employee Is Injured When Ladder Jack Scaffold Collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 200776128 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 10/18/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315053025	10/18/2010	1761	238390	Brian Nagle

Abstract: On October 18, 2010, Employee #1 and some coworkers were using a ladder jack scaffold while installing a gutter. Two workers were on the platform while Employee #1 was descending by climbing around the ladder jack. The ladder jack scaffold bracket became dislodged, and the scaffold collapsed. He was hospitalized for treatment of unspecified fractures.

Keywords: fracture, collapse, unsecured, ladder jack scaffold, fall, fall protection, scaffold

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000	3	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315053025			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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