Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 169894.015 - Employee falls from swing stage scaffold and is fatally inju

Accident Summary Nr: 169894.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 09/03/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1773453.015	09/03/2024		238140	Sorto Painting & Stucco, Llc.

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on September 3, 2024, Employee #1 was raising bags of cement while working from a swing stage scaffold. The employee was not utilizing fall protection equipment. The support wire cable for the scaffold failed, and Employee #1 fell approximately 53 feet to the ground. He sustained multiple blunt force injuries and was fatally injured.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Ground, Scaffold, Scaffolding, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation				136	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1773453.015	25	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 53 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 53 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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