Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140747.015 - Employee is killed in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 140747.015 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 11/01/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1561386.015	11/01/2021		562910	Slovit, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on November 1, 2021, an employee was working on the roof with three coworkers performing asbestos remediation of the roof membrane. The employee left the rooftop and walked down onto the scaffold platform. While on the platform, the employee fell between the building wall and scaffold platform gap. The employee fell from the third floor and struck the second floor, before landing in the backyard. The employee died from his injuries.

Keywords: Asbestos, Asbestos Removal, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Platform, Roof, Scaffold

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Other			3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1561386.015	60	M	Fatality		Hazardous Materials Removal Worker	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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