Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200772317 - Employee Is Injured When Scaffold Overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 200772317 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 09/14/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303858377	10/11/2002	1761	0	City Wide Home Improvements

Abstract: On September 14, 2002, Employee #1 was using a carpenter wall bracket-type scaffold to install roof shingles when the bottom of one of the carpenter brackets punctured the wall in which it was fastened. The scaffold overturned, and Employee #1 fell 20 ft to the ground. Employee #1 sustained injuries, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: ROOF BRACKET, INSTALLING, UNSECURED, CARPENTER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, OVERTURN, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303858377			Hospitalized injury	Other	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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