Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170017370 - Employee dies after 40 ft fall from fire escape

Accident Summary Nr: 170017370 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 10/15/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17552886	10/25/1996	1721	0	S & W Painting, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was painting the underside of the fifth floor landing of a fire escape. He was standing on the fourth floor landing and leaning against the railing when the railing broke off and he fell approximately 40 ft to the ground. Employee #1 sustained a head injury and was transported to the hospital, where he died 4 days later.

Keywords: HEAD, GUARDRAIL, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, FIRE ESCAPE, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair			6		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	17552886			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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