Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109321.015 - Employee is killed when scaffold platform collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 109321.015 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 09/18/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1347712.015	09/18/2018	1741	238140	73669 - Pride Masonry Of Gaffney Inc

Abstract: At 10:47 a.m. on September 18, 2018, an employee was working on a fabricated frame scaffold, laying block on the east stairwell of a building. The scaffold was approximately 50 feet off the ground. After taking a block from a coworker, who was on another scaffold and at the opposite end of the wall, the employee's scaffold platform detached from its frame. The employee fell to the ground, suffering blunt force trauma injuries and fractures to his head and neck. Emergency services were contacted and, upon arrival, determined the employee had died.

Keywords: Elevated Work Plat, Fall, Fracture, Neck, Scaffold, Scaffold Collapse, Skull

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1347712.015	42	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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