Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 840181 - Employee killed in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 840181 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 12/20/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122315120	12/23/1996	1542	0	Lite Construction, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on the top level of the fourth section of a scaffold. No guardrails were in place and the platform was not fully decked. The employee was pulling plastic sheeting over a masonry wall when he stepped backward off the planking. He fell more than 20 feet, landing on his head and breaking his neck. He was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, NECK, UNGUARDED, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	20	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	122315120			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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