Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202013710 - Employee dies in 16 ft fall from scaffolding

Accident Summary Nr: 202013710 -- Report ID: 0216000 -- Event Date: 06/18/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304382369	06/18/2002	1751	0	Flanagan'S Carpentry Inc.

Abstract: An employee was on a carpenters' bracket scaffold without any means of fall protection. One of the brackets gave way. The employee fell to the stone patio 16 ft below and died as a result of his injuries.

Keywords: CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD RIGGING, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304382369			Fatality	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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