Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201956141 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Ladder Jack Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201956141 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 07/01/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313519837	07/02/2009	1761	238160	England Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was working from a cantilevered ladder jack scaffold. The scaffold became displaced, and he fell. The investigation revealed that the scaffold plank was attached to the bracket on a ladder at one end, but was resting on a fire escape rail on the other. The employee sustained unspecified injuries in the incident.

Keywords: FIRE ESCAPE, LADDER, LADDER JACK SCAFFOLD, FALL, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	19

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313519837			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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