Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201924503 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Pump Jack Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201924503 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 07/22/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311958839	07/25/2008	1761	238170	Fernando Alvarez

Abstract: On July 22, 2008, two employees were installing vinyl siding on the third story of Unit B of a townhouse under construction. The two employees exited the pump jack scaffold from which they were working when a rainstorm occurred. Once the rain stopped, the two employees accessed the scaffold to resume work. Employee #1 stepped on a wet piece of vinyl siding and slipped from the scaffold platform, falling approximately 24 feet and striking his head on a construction dumpster before striking the ground. The pump jack scaffold was not equipped with guardrails, and the employees were not using personal fall arrest systems. Employee #1 was transported by ambulance to an area hospital, where he was declared dead on July 23, 2008 at 4:00 a.m.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, GUARDRAIL, SLIP, DUMPSTER, PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION

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	36	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311958839			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 24 feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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