Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200031060 - Employee killed in fall when suspension scaffold fails

Accident Summary Nr: 200031060 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 08/23/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303122451	08/23/2000	1741	0	Design Installation Systems, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were tuck-pointing from the platform of a two-point suspension scaffold when the cable wire used to suspend the scaffold snapped in half. The scaffold platform dropped and Employee #1, who was not using any form of fall protection, fell approximately 250 ft. He was killed.

Keywords: WORK RULES, BROKEN CABLE, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SUSPENSION STRAND, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		$50,000 to $250,000	30	300	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303122451			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 250 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.