Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201750569 - Scaffold Tips and Employee Falls 15 Feet to His Death

Accident Summary Nr: 201750569 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 09/09/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303619217	10/24/2000	1742	0	San Juan Insulation & Drywall, Inc.

Abstract: An employee was working from an A-frame step ladder, located on top of a scaffold. The scaffold was approximately 15 ft high. The scaffold tipped, and the employee fell, sustaining fatal injuries.

Keywords: STEPLADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, CONCUSSION, SCAFFOLD

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303619217			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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