Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202341624 - Employee Is Killed When Scaffold Collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 202341624 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 10/23/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310378195	10/23/2006	1721	237310	Alpha Painting & Construction Co. Inc.

Abstract: On October 23, 2006, Employee #1, a foreman, and two coworkers were on a two-pont scaffold. Employee #1 was not wearing a harness but the coworkers were. Employee #1 fell approximately 120 ft to the ground when the scaffold collapsed and died.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, STRUCK AGAINST, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Maintenance or repair		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	12	120	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310378195			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 120 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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