Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116503.015 - Employee dies after falling while accessing scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 116503.015 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 05/15/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1401309.015	05/15/2019		238140	Ak Masonry Llc

Abstract: At 6:45 a.m. on May 15, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in exterior masonry work at a multiemployer building site. He attempted to access the 32-foot high work platform of a mast scaffold by climbing over a concrete wall, part of an unfinished parking garage, and lowering himself to the platform. Employee #1 fell, a fall height of approximately 32 feet. Emergency services transported Employee #1 to the hospital. He was being treated for a fractured femur and other fall-related injuries when he died on May 19, 2019.

Keywords: Access/Egress, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Leg, Scaffold, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1401309.015	57	M	Fatality		Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: 32 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 32 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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