Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201350253 - Employee killed in fall when scaffold collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 201350253 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 07/17/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301019543	07/21/1997	1761	0	Charlie Callahan

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on July 17, 1997, Employee #1 and his boss were working from a walkboard on a ladder jack scaffold. They had erected the scaffold, but had not secured the support ladders from slipping. The boss climbed down the scaffold to cut soffits, while Employee #1 remained on the scaffold to finish some work. The scaffold collapsed, and he fell approximately 14 ft to the ground. Employee #1 sustained internal injuries and was transported to a local hospital, where he died. Neither Employee #1 nor his boss was wearing a safety belt, and no other means of fall protection was provided.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, LADDER JACK SCAFFOLD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301019543			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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