Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201406964 - Employee is killed when work platform fell

Accident Summary Nr: 201406964 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 08/04/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304895030	08/04/2003	1521	236118	Male Const Co

Abstract: On August 4, 2003, employees were working from an elevated work platform located on a rough terrain fork lift. The 20-foot-long manufactured platform was supported on one end by the fork lift and a ladder jack bracket supported the other end of the work platform. Employee #1 was working from the platform when the platform disengaged from the fork lift carriage and fell to the ground. Employee #1 received fatal head injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LADDER JACK SCAFFOLD, FALL, CONCUSSION, WORK PLATFORM

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304895030			Fatality	Concussion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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