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

Accident Summary Nr: 201201811 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 05/23/2002
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
30475326205/23/200217510Rainbow 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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