Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 61710.015 - Employee falls from scaffold and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 61710.015 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 04/10/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
967436.015	04/11/2014		238140	Henry J. Varian, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on April 10, 2014, Employee #1 was climbing the inside frames of a scaffold. The scaffold decks were not fully planked and a ladder was not used to access scaffold levels. Employee #1 attempted to climb over and around a partially planked deck when he tripped and fell. Employee #1 suffered head and neck injuries and was killed.

Keywords: Fall, Residential Construction, Scaffold, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3	40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	967436.015	72	M	Fatality		Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: 25 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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