Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201157567 - Employee injuried after scaffold collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 201157567 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 05/19/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300862646	06/25/2003	1751	238130	Scott Construction

Abstract: On May 19, 2003, Employee #1 was working from an 18-ft high light pole scaffold. Employee #1 and a coworker were installing windows at the second floor level of a new residence under construction at Big Bear Lake, CA. The center upright of the scaffold pulled away from the structure and the scaffold collapsed. Employee #1 fell 18 ft and received serious internal injuries.

Keywords: INSTALLING, COLLAPSE, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, WORK SURFACE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300862646			Hospitalized injury	Other	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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