Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201862943 - Employee killed in fall when scaffold section collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 201862943 -- Report ID: 0830100 -- Event Date: 09/21/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311212765	09/25/2007	1521	236115	Romo Carpentry

Abstract: On September 21, 2007, Employee #1 and a coworker were engaged in framing work from a job-made scaffold that was attached to the side of a wooden building. A section of the scaffold collasped and both workers fell approximately 17 ft onto the concrete floor. Employee #1 died of injuries sustained in the fall. The coworker was hospitalized with multiple fractures.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, BRACING, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING, UNSTABLE POSITION

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	24	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311212765			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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