Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 106187.015 - Employee is killed in fall in hoist way

Accident Summary Nr: 106187.015 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 06/04/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1320364.015	06/04/2018		236220	World Wrecking And Scrap Salvage Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on June 4, 2018, an employee was travelling from the first floor in a 2-person suspended scaffold. The cable broke and the scaffold fell over 60 feet to floor of the elevator chase, resulting in multiple injuries. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Elevator Shaft, Fall, Scaffold

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation			10	120	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1320364.015	58	M	Fatality		Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:
2	1320364.015	44	M	Fatality		Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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