Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201981339 - Employee killed in fall while positioning a scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201981339 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 01/18/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301438834	01/18/1999	1541	0	Sundt Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On January 18, 1999, Employee #1 was positioning a mobile scaffold on the sixth floor of a structure when he lost his balance and fell 63 ft to the ground. The impact of the fall killed him.

Keywords: MOBILE SCAFFOLD, COLLAPSE, FALL, LOST BALANCE

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	7	63

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301438834			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 63 feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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