Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201201811 - Employee injured in fall from scaffolding

Accident Summary Nr: 201201811 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 05/23/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304753262	05/23/2002	1751	0	Rainbow Valley Design & Construction Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on May 23, 2002, Employee #1 and a lead carpenter/foreman were standing near the end of scaffolding while pushing up on a barge rafter. The scaffold collapsed, Employee #1 fell to the roof, and then to a concrete driveway 12 ft below, striking his head. He was hospitalized for several fractures (including skull) and brain damage.

Keywords: BARGE, FRACTURE, ROOF, STRUCK AGAINST, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, SKULL, FALL, CONCUSSION, BRAIN, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	2	14

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304753262			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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