Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 108454.015 - Employee sustains multiple injuries from collapsing scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 108454.015 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 08/15/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1340470.015	08/21/2018		561790	Hudson Valley Chimney Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:45 p.m. on August 15, 2018, Employee #1 was removing a large slab of broken concrete from the top of a chimney, using a scaffold. As the slab of concrete was being hoisted up and then down to the ground, the employee pulling the rope pulled the scaffold over. The scaffold collapsed on him causing a punctured lung, broken wrist and multiple lacerations. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: Chimney, Concrete, Fracture, Hoist, Laceration, Lung, Puncture, Scaffold Collapse, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair			3	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1340470.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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