Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137976.015 - Employee falls down chimney and dies

Accident Summary Nr: 137976.015 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 08/07/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1546705.015	08/09/2021		238140	Jlj Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on August 7, 2021, an employee worked from a scaffold platform to remove an old chimney and replace it with a new brick chimney on the roof of a commercial building. While the employee worked on the seventh course of bricks, the employee fell approximately forty-five feet into the chimney. The employee was taken to the hospital for treatment, where he died of the injuries received.

Keywords: Chimney, Fall, Installing, Scaffold, Walk Platform

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1546705.015	45	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 45 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 45 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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