Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201340122 - Employee killed in fall while dismantling scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201340122 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 01/02/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301007993	01/03/1997	1761	0	Evans Building Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, age 19, and a coworker were dismantling one level of a mobile scaffold to move the scaffold through some paint hanger doors. Employee #1 fell approximately 15 ft from the scaffold and was killed.

Keywords: DISMANTLING, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	4	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301007993			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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