Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200100550 - Employee killed in fall from scaffold decking

Accident Summary Nr: 200100550 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 08/20/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
118128115	08/23/1999	1741	0	Foti Construction Co. Inc.

Abstract: During the construction of a tubular welded-frame scaffold, Employee #1 and a coworker, both bricklayers, climbed an extension ladder to inspect the laborers' work. After ascending approximately 30 ft, they stepped onto a steel deck to get out of the way of the laborers. Employee #1 was stepping backward when he fell from the edge of the decking to the ground. He landed face down, fracturing his neck. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, NECK, WALKING BACKWARD, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, TUBULAR SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	118128115			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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