Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 882688 - ONE EMPLOYEE KILLED AND ONE INJURED IN FALL FROM SCAFFOLD

Accident Summary Nr: 882688 -- Report ID: 0830100 -- Event Date: 02/10/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301359444	02/11/1998	1542	0	Sirius Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On February 10, 1998, two employees were in the process of manually moving a 51 foot high single tower mobile scaffold. The employees were located on the top scaffold work platform, located approximately 48 feet high. While they were assisting in moving the scaffold, by pulling on wooden rafters located above the scaffold work platform, this caused the scaffold to tip over and eject both employees off the scaffold work platform. Employee #1 died from the injuries he received in the fall and Employee #2 received several broken bones.

Keywords: EJECTED, PLATFORM, FRACTURE, RAFTER, FALL, SCAFFOLD

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	2	48	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301359444			Fatality	Other	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 48 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	301359444			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 48 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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