Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201750643 - Employee killed in fall from scaffold or work platform

Accident Summary Nr: 201750643 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 10/17/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303625578	10/22/2001	1541	0	Snow Construction Company

Abstract: On October 17, 2001, Employee #1, a carpenter, was installing a wooden top plate onto a steel I-beam. He fell between 8 and 12 ft, landing on a concrete surface. Employee #1 was killed. It is believeed that he fell from either a single-section scaffold that had been placed at the edge of an unprotected working surface, or from the unprotected working surface while accessing or moving the scaffold.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, CARPENTER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, WORK PLATFORM, WORK SURFACE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	3	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303625578			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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