Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 92830.015 - Employee is killed in fall when scaffold fails

Accident Summary Nr: 92830.015 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 01/27/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1205915.015	02/03/2017		236118	Richard Mooney

Abstract: At approximately 9:37 a.m. on January 27, 2017, an employee was removing siding with hand tools, while standing on a wood pump-jack scaffold. The scaffold failed, causing the employee to fall 15 feet to the asphalt driveway below. The employee suffered head trauma and was killed.

Keywords: Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Pump Jack Scaffold

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1205915.015	65	M	Fatality		Carpenter	Distance of Fall: 15 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause:

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