Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201573193 - Worker Dies in Fall from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201573193 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 02/27/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310464748	02/28/2007	1761	238170	Jnc Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: On February 27, 2007, Employee #1 was working for a roofing and siding contractor. He and a coworker were working off pump jack scaffolding made by Alum-A-Pole or its equivalent at a height of approximately 25 feet, installing soffit and exterior fascia on a single family residence. Employee #1 had received material from an employee working on the ground level. Once Employee # 1 had taken hold of the section of soffit material, he stepped backward, pulling the material up to the scaffold. As he was stepping backward, one of his feet went through the gap between the scaffold platform and the exterior of the house. Employee # 1 lost his balance, his back hitting the exterior of the home, and then fell between the opening on the interior side of the scaffolding 25 feet to the ground level. He died soon after the fall.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SOFFIT, WALKING BACKWARD, LOST BALANCE, INATTENTION, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3	25	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310464748			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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