Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201772118 - An employee killed, another injured in a scaffold collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 201772118 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 09/09/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306716358	09/09/2003	1793	238150	King Glass Co.

Abstract: On September 9, 2003, Employee #1 and #2 were working on a 40 ft wide Mast Climber type scaffold. The scaffold platform collapsed during dismantling. Employee #1 died while Employee #2 was hospitalized and was under stable condition.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	9	100	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306716358			Fatality	Concussion	Glaziers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	306716358			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Glaziers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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