Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200022267 - Employee killed when scaffold gave way, causing fatal fall

Accident Summary Nr: 200022267 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 01/23/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304141633	01/23/2001	1741	0	Speranza Brickwork, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a mason foreman, was on the outriggers of a tubular frame scaffold 60 feet above the surface. The area was properly planked and within allowable distances from the work face of the building. The work platform was raised to this level just prior to Employee #1's arrival. There were no witnesses to the event and the exact irrefutable cause of the accident could not be determined. However, the most likely accident scenario is as follows: a scaffold grade laminated plank failed, possibly due to prior damage or shock loading, causing the outrigger to disengage from the scaffold. This caused the entire span of 16 feet of scaffold planking to give way. The result was that Employee #1 fell 60 feet to his death.

Keywords: OUTRIGGER, COLLAPSE, PLANK, FALL, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	5		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304141633			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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