Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170017461 - Two employees killed, two injured in fall with scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 170017461 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 07/18/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300596319	07/19/1997	1799	0	Betal Environmental Corp

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on Friday, July 18, 1997, Employees #1 through #4 accessed a outrigger-supported suspension scaffold to move it from the fourth building level to the fifth building level. While they were on the scaffold, a severe thunderstorm struck that badly damaged the structure. Employees #1 and #2 fell 50 ft onto concrete and were killed. Employee #3 grabbed a lifeline, slid down it, and fell a short distance onto the concrete. Employee #4 managed to grab a lifeline and pull himself back into the building. None of the employees was wearing a safety belt or harness.

Keywords: STORM, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	7		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300596319	Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 50 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	300596319	Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 50 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
3	300596319	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
4	300596319	Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Other

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