Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200460301 - Employee killed in fall from scaffold platform

Accident Summary Nr: 200460301 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 01/29/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302060827	01/29/1999	1622	0	Sullivan & Mclaughlin Electrical Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was pouring concrete from a scaffold platform where workers used safety harnesses and lanyards to protect against falling. Employee #1 had disconnected his lanyard from a static line for a short time when he fell 16 ft and was killed.

Keywords: CONCRETE FORM WORK, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302060827			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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