Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 88234.015 - One employee killed and one injured when scaffold tips over

Accident Summary Nr: 88234.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 08/16/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1170535.015	08/17/2016		238210	Carl Stone & Son Electrical Contractor

Abstract: At 6:45 p.m. on August 16, 2016, two employees were installing a light fixture on the gable end of a pole barn. Both employees fell 24 feet from ladders that were erected on top of a mobile welded frame scaffold that tipped over falling away from the building. The mobile scaffold platform did not have a stable base, was not plumb, braced properly, or secured to the building. Employee #1 fell on concrete, suffered head trauma, and died. Employee #2 fell in the sand shattering an elbow and was hospitalized for their injuries.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Ladder, Scaffold Collapse, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	26	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1170535.015	75	M	Fatality		Electrical and electronic engineers	Distance of Fall: 24 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 24 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:
2	1170535.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: 24 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 24 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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