Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200961241 - Employee injured in fall from ladder jack scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 200961241 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 08/06/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300689528	08/06/1997	1761	0	D & P Contractors

Abstract: Employee #1, of D & P Contractors, was working from the walk board on a ladder jack scaffold when the right support ladder sank into the soil. The ladder slid approximately 8 in. down the building and fell into a window opening. When the ladder had fallen between 1 and 2 ft and into the opening, it caused the walkboard to shift. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell approximately 21 ft to the ground. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: WORK RULES, LADDER, WALK PLATFORM, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNSTABLE SOIL, LOST BALANCE, 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	35

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300689528			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 23 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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