Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200677359 - Employee is killed in fall From Boatswains' Chair

Accident Summary Nr: 200677359 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 05/16/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312146806	05/17/2008	1793	238150	Skyhanger Construction Llc

Abstract: On May 16, 2008, Employee #1, the vice president of Skyhanger Construction LLC, was replacing and upgrading damaged windows. He fell from a boatswains' chair from the 25th floor of a building onto the 6th floor. He was killed.

Keywords: DISMANTLING, INEXPERIENCE, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	25		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312146806			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 60 feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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