Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137472.015 - Employee is killed in fall from scaffold while removing insu

Accident Summary Nr: 137472.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 07/19/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1543859.015	07/23/2021		446120	Tdi Inc.

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on July 19, 2021, an employee was removing insulation that was wrapped around an HVAC duct suspended from the ceiling. The employee was using a Baker's scaffold and he had climbed onto the guardrails to remove the insulation. The employee was killed after falling from the guardrails and suffering head injuries from impact with the ground.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Cleaning, Climbing, Concussion, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Guardrail, Head, Inexperience, Janitor, Mobile Scaffold, Scaffold, Shoulder, Skull, Training

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1543859.015	58	M	Fatality		Janitors and cleaners	Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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