Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 108128.015 - Employee falls from floating scaffold and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 108128.015 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 08/08/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1337436.015	08/09/2018		238140	Melrose Enterprises, Ltd.

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on August 8, 2018, an employee was working from a wooden swing stage platform suspended scaffold while completing some masonry repairs around some window openings of a 4-story building. The platform was held in place by a synthetic rope and was raised or lowered by a block and tackle. The employee fell approximately 3 stories when one end of the platform slid down and tilted. The employee was transported to the hospital for treatment of multiple injuries including a fractured ribs with a punctured lung. The employee died on August 9, 2018.

Keywords: Blocks, Construction, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fracture, Lung, Puncture, Rib, Rope, Scaffold

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair			4		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1337436.015	50	M	Fatality		Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: 30 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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