Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201770146 - EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM SCAFFOLD

Accident Summary Nr: 201770146 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 07/29/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301317723	07/30/1997	1799	0	Spring Scaffolding

Abstract: Employee #1 fell from the third level of a scaffold that was being erected. A piece of material was being lifted with a hoist. A tag line was not being used. The material became caught on the scaffold. While attempting to free the material from the scaffold, Employee #1 lost his balance and fell. He died six days later.

Keywords: HOIST, LACERATION, FALL, TAG LINE, CONTUSION, 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	28	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301317723			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 28 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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