Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200626265 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Tower Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 200626265 -- Report ID: 0454714 -- Event Date: 09/14/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316031863	09/14/2011	1741	238140	J C Masonry And Concrete Pumping Inc

Abstract: On September 14, 2011, Employee #1 was working as a mason, and was working on a tower scaffold at an approximate height of 35 feet. Employee #1 went to get a mortar joint striking tool and a wooden scaffold plank shifted off of the scaffold bracket. Employee #1 fell from the scaffold to the ground 35 feet below, and struck his head on a scaffold base screw jack prior to contacting the ground. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316031863			Fatality	Fracture	Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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