Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202013124 - Employee killed in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 202013124 -- Report ID: 0216000 -- Event Date: 11/10/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301460275	11/10/1998	1721	0	Ahern Painting Contractors Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on scaffold planks located on top of an elevating truck when the truck overturned. Employee #1 fell approximately 18 ft to the road surface and was killed. The truck was elevated on an approximately 7.5 degree angle.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, TRUCK, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, OVERTURN, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Other		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	22	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301460275			Fatality	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.