Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200090314 - Employee dies when pump jack fails and scaffold collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 200090314 -- Report ID: 0112300 -- Event Date: 01/16/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304990757	01/17/2003	1751	236118	Alexis Cedeno Dba Alexis Cedeno

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were on a scaffold when the pump jack failed. One of the two-by- four poles broke approximately 5.5 ft above the ground allowing the scaffold to collapse. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SCAFFOLD BEARER, PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	24	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304990757			Fatality	Other	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 24 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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