Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200999720 - Employee Dies after Falling from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 200999720 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 07/18/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315051425	07/18/2011	1799	238990	Town Of Chesterfield

Abstract: On July 18, 2011, Employee #1 was working on a volunteer basis for his church, and was building a food pantry. Employee #1 was working on a scaffold platform located approximately 24 feet above the floor. Employee #1 stepped backwards off the scaffold platform, fell to the concrete floor below, and struck his head. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Keywords: CARPENTER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315051425			Fatality	Other	Religious workers, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 2 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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