Accident Report Detail

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 Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309707479	07/05/2006	1721	237310	Thomas 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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