Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 68689.015 - Employee is struck and killed by toppling mobile scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 68689.015 -- Report ID: 0936300 -- Event Date: 10/18/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1003442.015	10/19/2014		236210	Pacific Rim Land Development, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on October 18, 2014, a plumber employee was working on a pipe tripod while an electrician was pushing the mobile scaffold. The mobile scaffold got hung up on a power cord and became unbalanced and toppled. The employee was struck on the head by a toppling mobile scaffold with maximum force, pushing his head into pipe tripod. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Plumbing, Scaffold, Struck By, Unstable Position

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	30	300	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1003442.015	68	M	Fatality		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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