Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200623122 - Employee is killed in scaffold collapse; seven are injured

Accident Summary Nr: 200623122 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 07/30/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307681767	07/30/2004	1799	238990	Safway Services Inc

Abstract: On July 30, 2004, Employee #1 was working on a crew dismantling a scaffold. When it collapsed, Employee #1 was trapped and killed. Seven others fell from the scaffold and were injured. Of these, two employees were hospitalized and the other five were treated and released.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, DISMANTLING, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	6	54	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307681767			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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