Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202343299 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 202343299 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 08/07/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305449555	08/08/2002	1761	0	Marsh Construction

Abstract: On August 7, 2002, Employee #1 was working from an 18.5-feet tall pump-jack scaffold to install siding on a residential building. Employee #1 fell off the scaffold, striking the ground. He fractured his back and was killed. The accident investigation revealed that the scaffold was not equipped with any guardrails, and Employee #1 was working alone.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, INSTALLING, CONSTRUCTION, PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD, BACK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2	18	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305449555			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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