Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200612646 - Employee injured in fall from ladder when scaffold overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 200612646 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 07/19/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309558112	07/31/2007	1761	238390	Robert Morgan D/B/A Morgan & Co.

Abstract: On July 19, 2007, Employee #1 was on a scaffold, painting the eaves at the back of a church. To gain height, he was using a ladder on top of the scaffold. He was near the top of the ladder when the scaffold kicked out and he fell with the ladder approximately 30 ft to the ground. Employee #1 sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, BRACING, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, PAINTER, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	4	45

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309558112			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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