Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99445.015 - Employee on collapsing scaffold falls and incurs head trauma

Accident Summary Nr: 99445.015 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 09/28/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1267560.015	09/28/2017	1751	238130	317718420 - Kondor Construction Llc

Abstract: At 1:40 p.m. on September 28, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in exterior carpentry work at a two-story residential building project. He was working from a ladder jack scaffold when the scaffold collapsed. Employee #1 fell and struck his head, a fall height of 12 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for traumatic head injury.

Keywords: Carpenter, Elevated Work Platform, Equipment Failure, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Ladder Jack Scaffold, Residential Construction, Scaffold Collapse, Structural Collapse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1267560.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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