Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200462463 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 200462463 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 11/19/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313795924	11/19/2009	1741	238140	West Selden Construction, Incorporated

Abstract: On November 19, 2009, a three-man crew was repointing a chimney on the roof of the 3-story multi-family residential building. A tubular welded frame scaffold, built 5 tiers high, was used for access and for a material and equipment staging area. Employee #1 was climbing the scaffold frame to access the roof when he became physically distressed, according to a witness. After Employee #1 entered an intermediate platform to rest, he collapsed and fell 25 ft from the platform onto an asphalt surface. He was killed. Employee #1 had hernia surgery two weeks prior to the incident. Emergency responders noted that the Employee #1 had signs of internal bleeding near the surgery incision.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CHIMNEY, HERNIA, UNGUARDED, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	3	25	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313795924			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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