Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201282423 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201282423 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 11/21/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309621142	11/22/2006	1799	238990	New And Old Homes, Inc

Abstract: On November 21, 2006, Employee #1 was installing cornices on a house that was under construction. He was working from the platform of a makeshift ladder jack scaffold. The platform was approximately 18 ft above the ground. Employee #1 was killed when he fell from the platform.

Keywords: CARPENTER, LADDER, LADDER JACK SCAFFOLD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, 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	18	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309621142			Fatality	Other	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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