Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200924165 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 200924165 -- Report ID: 0355118 -- Event Date: 09/19/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309330249	09/21/2005	1521	236115	David Hill Builders Inc.

Abstract: On September 19, 2005, Employee #1 was standing on a scaffold walkboard and porch deck of a new house under construction when he lost his balance and fell. The total height of the fall was approximately 12.92 ft. Employee #1 sustained traumatic injuries that were fatal.

Keywords: FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, SCAFFOLDING

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		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309330249			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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