Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 160932.015 - Fall from scaffold leads to fatality

Accident Summary Nr: 160932.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 10/08/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1704845.015	10/18/2023		238170	Adrian Montoya Cerecero

Abstract: At 2:40 pm, on October 8, 2023, Employee #1 was working for a siding contractor. Employee #1 and coworkers were working from pump jack scaffold to perform siding installation on a new-build 3-story apartment building. Employee #1 climbed up to access the working level of the scaffold. Employee #1 stepped onto a wet working platform causing it to become displaced causing the fall approximately 30 feet to the ground below. Employee #1 died from blunt force trauma to the head and neck.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Climbing, Commercial Building, Deck, Decking, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Neck, Pump Jack Scaffold, Scaffold, Siding, Slip, Slippery Surface, Traumatic, Traumatic Brain Injury, Wet

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1704845.015	38	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 30 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause:

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