Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201250206 - Carpenter Dies after Fall from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201250206 -- Report ID: 0257240 -- Event Date: 05/21/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311386825	05/27/2008	1541	236220	Percar Contratistas Inc

Abstract: On May 21, 2008, Employee #1 was installing sheet metal siding on a warehouse building. He was using a tubular welded frame scaffold that was on muddy soil and had a 2-ft-wide metal platform installed on top. While climbing an extension ladder, the scaffold tilted backwards and Employee #1 fell 15 ft to the ground. He died three days later.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EXTENSION LADDER, INSTALLING, SHEET METAL, CARPENTER, LADDER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNSTABLE SOIL, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311386825			Fatality	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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