Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202351490 - Employee is killed in fall from pump jack scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 202351490 -- Report ID: 1055360 -- Event Date: 12/22/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307192732	12/23/2003	1521	236115	Gorton Construction Inc

Abstract: At approximately 4:00 p.m. on December 22, 2003, Employee #1 was working from a pump jack scaffold when the scaffold collapsed. He fell approximately 10 feet and was killed. He was not using any type of fall protection when the accident occurred.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WORK SURFACE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307192732			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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