Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170346.015 - Employee falls from scaffold, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 170346.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 09/06/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1777059.015	09/23/2024		238910	Britt Demolition & Recycling, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on September 6, 2024, five employees were engaged in demolition activities at a preexisting mall. Employee #1, a superintendent, accessed the roof by climbing a ladder inside the mall and used a walk-behind saw to cut through the roof. After exiting the roof, the employee used a mobile scaffold, approximately 9 feet 7 inches high, to access a 13-foot ceiling to cut metal sections and hand them down to a laborer. During this process, a section of metal tray fell and struck the employee. He lost his balance and fell approximately 9 feet 7 inches from the scaffold platform to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized on the same day and died from his injuries 13 days later, on September 19, 2024. The cause of death was traumatic brain injury.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Concrete, Concrete Floor, Demolish, Demolition, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Ground, Lost Balance, Scaffold, Traumatic, Traumatic Brain Injury

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Demolition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1777059.015	52	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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