Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200220051 - Employee killed when scaffolding collapses on him

Accident Summary Nr: 200220051 -- Report ID: 0316300 -- Event Date: 10/08/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116435983	10/08/1998	1741	0	Benefit Masonry, Inc.

Abstract: Three employees were in the process of dismantling scaffolding and had stored approximately twenty two scaffolding planks on one end of the scaffold on the outer side brackets. The scaffold collapsed, and the stored planks fell on Employee #1 working nearby. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: PINNED, SCAFFOLD BEARER, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, CRUSHED, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	5		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	116435983			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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