Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 81521.015 - Employee Falls From Mobile Scaffold; Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 81521.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 07/06/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1110651.015	09/30/2015		238350	Merkling & Associates, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:15 p.m. on July 6, 2015, an interior finishing carpenter employee, was installing some ceiling beams from a mobile scaffold. The employee fell down through the side of the scaffold and landed on the main floor of the living room. The scaffold was missing some cross braces and guardrails. The employee was taken to the hospital where he died 18 days later from their injuries.

Keywords: Bracing, Fall, Guardrail, Scaffold

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	12	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1110651.015	52	M	Fatality		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 6 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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