Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201521283 - Two Employees receive Fractures in 16 ft Fall from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201521283 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 06/08/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123228793	06/08/2001	1542	0	Premier Building & Development Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 and Employee #2 were working on a residential construction project and fell 16 feet to the ground from a carpenter's bracket-type scaffold when it collapsed under their weight. Both employees received fractures; Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, LIFELINE, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, LADDER JACK SCAFFOLD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD RIGGING, SCAFFOLD

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123228793			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	123228793			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	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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