Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201520053 - Employee injured in fall with scaffold platform

Accident Summary Nr: 201520053 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 01/30/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123282386	01/31/1997	1761	0	C & H Roofing

Abstract: Employee #1 was erecting a fabricated frame scaffold. He stepped from a plank onto an unsecured fabricated platform that was overhanging the support by approximately 48 in. When Employee #1 stepped on the end of the platform, it tipped over and both he and the platform fell approximately 16 ft to the ground. Employee #1 sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, WORK PLATFORM, WORK SURFACE, OVERTURN, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123282386			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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