Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124191.015 - Employee dies after fall while trying to access scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 124191.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 12/05/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1451479.015	12/16/2019		236116	The G.B. Group, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:55 p.m. on December 5, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was climbing a 15-foot vertical ladder attached to a scaffold at a four-story multifamily building. Debris netting obstructed access to the scaffold guardrails. As Employee #1 attempted to transition to the scaffold, he became entangled in the debris netting and fell, a fall height of 10 feet. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was treated for multiple injuries, including neck and spinal fractures, paralysis, and severe lacerations to the head. He died at the hospital on December 20, 2019.

Keywords: Access/Egress, Climbing on Ladder, Entangled, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Laceration, Ladder, Net, Paralysis, Residential Construction, Scaffold, Spine, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair			4	12	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1451479.015	55	M	Fatality		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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