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Accident Summary Nr: 200002236 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Suspended Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 200002236 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 07/05/2006
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
30970747907/05/20061721237310Thomas Industrial Coatings, Inc.

Abstract: On July 5, 2006, Employee #1, a construction worker, was removing metal decking from a scaffold platform being dismantled and suspended under a bridge. The decking piece that Employee #1 was standing on was not adequately supported by the supporting cables. It shifted, and Employee #1 fell off the scaffold to the ground, approximately 35 ft below the deck. He was killed.

Keywords: DECKING, PLATFORM, DISMANTLING, WIRE ROPE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, BRIDGE, PAINTER, WORK SURFACE, SCAFFOLD
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Bridge Maintenance or repair $250,000 to $500,000 35 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 309707479 Fatality Other Painters, construction and maintenance Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet
Cause: Placing bridge deck
Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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