Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200784775 - Employee Falls from Swing Stage, Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 200784775 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 07/30/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312122328	07/30/2009	1796	238290	Now Specialties, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 fell from a swing stage when one of the cable supports broke. Employee #1 fell approximately 23 stories when his vertical lifeline also broke. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: LIFELINE, WIRE ROPE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	26	308	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312122328			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 308 feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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